Health Care Support Worker - Neuropsychiatry

The Welsh Regional Neuropsychiatry Service enables and supports survivors of an acquired brain injury (ABI) to identify, monitor and take pride in achieving each recovery milestones by supporting and facilitating both the person and their family to successfully meet the challenges of coping with the changes in role that are consequential to ABI.

An exciting and innovative position has occurred within the Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Service, for a band 2 Health Care Support Worker to facilitate recovery process in a specialist and in therapeutic environment. They will be required to work with MDT and as part of the team both on the unit and in the community. This will require a self-motivated, caring, patient and flexible personal approach. Training and ongoing education will be provided with clinical supervision.

This is an opportunity to develop your career with a new challenge and more responsibility in a multidisciplinary caring and supportive environment.

The post holder will provide help and care in basic activities of daily living of social and emotional support to the client group under the supervision and direction of a Registered Mental Nurse.

They will undertake identified allocated tasks in relation to the care environment, and in relation to the direct care of the patient / client group.

They will aid all clients as far as is necessary in daily activities of hygiene, dressing, diet and encouraging social activities and providing emotional support..

Doing everything possible to ensure the comfort and consideration of the client and family or friends and to relate with kindness and sympathy to all concerned.

To attend and contribute towards multi-disciplinary meetings, having input into future management of patients. They will assist the rehabilitation process through assessment of patients’ abilities in cooking, domestic skills, budgeting, social skills etc and providing supervision and support as necessary.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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.