Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care and Community Care Group
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (Shift work, days nights weekends bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 110-ACS208-0825-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Hospital (YCR)
- Town
- Llwynypia
- Salary
- £24,833 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Support Worker
Band 2
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
The successful candidate will work as part of the Ward B2 team in Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda, to provide nursing support to adults with rehabilitation needs, enhanced care needs and to support complex discharge planning.
We are looking for compassionate, motivated and reliable individuals who have a desire to care for adults in the community hospital setting. Within this role you will be part of the team caring for patients.
If you would like to be part of our team that delivers personalised care, which supports learning and promotes an open and fair culture then apply to work with us.
You will receive support and development through in-service training, regular appraisals and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
Do you have a passion for community nursing and are looking to develop your knowledge and skills within this field. If so, we currently have a Band 2 vacancy within our Community Hospitals in CTMUHB, where free car parking is available.
The team of qualified nurses and health care support workers provide nursing support to adults with rehabilitation needs and support complex discharge planning, ensuring that patients are discharged to the most appropriate destination.
We are looking for compassionate, motivated and reliable individuals who have a desire to care for adults in the community hospital setting. Within this role you will be part of the team caring for patients.
If you would like to be part of our team that delivers personalised care, which supports learning and promotes an open and fair culture then apply to work with us. You will receive support and development through in-service training, regular appraisals and clinical supervision.
The post holder will be part of an integrated team. You will be supported in your role by the registered nurses, Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager.
We encourage informal visits to allow applicants to familiarise themselves with our services and to answer any questions they may have.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education including numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable criteria
- Possesses or working towards NVQ Level II.
- Award GCSE’s or similar qualifications
- Experinece of working within a care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal communication skills with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team alike
- Ability to demonstrate effective non-verbal communication skills i.e. effective listening skills, positive body language.
- Ability to demonstrate acceptable written skills for the production of patient reports.
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in team working
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience caring for people
- Experiencing of working in a hospital environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leah Matthews
- Job title
- Interim Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 430022
- Additional information
Rebekah Thomas
Senior Nurse YCR
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