Job overview

•  Work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients with support and supervision provided by a registered health care professional.
• Undertake personal care activities and tasks as delegated by a registered healthcare professional, in accordance with the HEIW All Wales Guidelines for Delegation.
• Ensure the registered healthcare professional is regularly updated on the patient’s/client’s condition and improvement/deterioration.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the healthcare setting and appropriate storage of stock items
• Deliver role in accordance with Health Board/Trust Values and the Code of Conduct for HCSW’s in Wales

Main duties of the job

Undertake care as directed by the registered healthcare professional, following agreed care plans, providing information to the registered healthcare professional that will enable the monitoring and amendment of care plans.

Undertake high standards of infection prevention control in the healthcare setting, through effective hand hygiene practices, maintaining a clean environment and cleaning of equipment

Obtain informed consent prior to providing care, understanding the actions required if care is declined.

Demonstrate care and compassion to patients, carers and relatives to help ensure high-quality person-centered patient care is delivered at all times.

Provide personal care to patients/clients, including using the shower or bath, washing facilities, dressing, supporting oral hygiene needs, enabling patients to meet their hygiene needs, accessing, and using toilets, collecting, and disposing of bodily waste, ensuring that privacy, dignity, and security is maintained. This may involve using hoists, wheelchairs or other mobility aids.

Support people to eat and drink through choosing appropriate food and drinks and enabling them to prepare for eating and drinking, assisting them where appropriate.

Do everything possible to ensure comfort, dignity and safety of patients, clients, family and friends, and to relate with kindness and empathy to all concerned.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. We are the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac