Job overview

This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy until  31/12/2027 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Worker to join the Ceredigion School Nursing team.

This is a fixed term post working 22.5 hours per week, term time only. 

The School Nursing service is part of the wider Children's Health services which provides Community based services for children and young people (aged 5-19 years). The school nursing service works with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical support work you will work under the direction of the Clinical Team Leader provide efficient, effective and comprehensive administrative and clinical support to the School Nursing Service. You will carry out visits to schools as part of Child Measurement Programme (CMP) to weigh and measure children and young people. You will support the nursing team in the delivery of health interventions e.g. immunisation programmes, health education sessions.

Visit school and education setting to weigh and measure children and young people as part of the Child Measurement Programme (CMP).

Plan, organise and prioritise own workload, while accepting direction and delegation from higher level administrative staff, clinical staff and managers.

Exercise good judgement, tact and discretion when dealing with patient inquiries, providing a basic identification of needs within the scope of the job and providing nonclinical advice to patients and relatives about admissions and appointments as authorised by the clinical team and team leaders.

Support administrative staff with general office duties e.g. photocopying, faxing and printing, handling of post, making and sending appointments, filing as agreed with the Professional Lead.

Support the preparation of relevant documentation for the CMP including preparation of consent forms when required.

For further information please see job description and person specification.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services