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Job overview

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 19/05/2025.

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.

The pre assessment department is a busy working environment where you will see patients and prepare them for their up coming surgery.

You will have your own daily clinic where you will greet patients and perform all the required tests. You will be guided and supported by the qualified nurse on shift.

Working in a multi disciplinary team the right candidate would be expected to support the qualified nursing staff and contribute to the pre assessment process and patient care. They will also need to communicate effectively with other team members at all times across all of the integrated teams and demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The pre assessment department in Prince Phillip  Hospital, Llanelli  are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Support Worker to join their existing team of Nurses, on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. 

The right candidate would be expected to support the qualified nursing staff and contribute to the pre assessment process and patient care. They will also need to communicate effectively with other team members at all times across all of the integrated teams and demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of the service.

If you enjoy the challenge of working in a busy, developing environment we would like to hear from you. Successful applicants will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team but must be able to work flexibly and across site as demand requires

Staff are provided with a supportive working environment and will have the opportunity for professional development.

If this sounds like the right place of work for you then we would welcome your application.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews to be held on 09/05/2024.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.