Job summary

Band 3 Health Care Support Worker with the Integrated Children's Community Nursing Service

An great opportunity has arisen to join our established team of qualified nurses and Health Care Support Workers, caring for children and young people with complex health needs and / or learning disabilities, within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated health care support worker to join the innovative and expanding Integrated Children's Community Nursing Service.

With part time contracts starting at 20 hours and annualised hours, this post offers flexible working opportunities.

Future planning towards a Band 4 development programme is underway. We also encourage established staff with relevant Level 3 NVQ to apply for Level 4 HeCert

Main duties of the job

The team currently provides a continuing health care nursing service both by day and night to children with very complex and additional care needs including children with tracheostomies and children requiring long term home ventilation. The care is currently provided at the child's homes, Special Schools and mainstream schools / nurseries and clinic.

Future plans for our own ICCNS Respite Centre are under discussion.

As a health care support worker you will work in partnership with families, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary/multi-agency team to ensure that children in the community receive the care they need.

This post will offer the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the community and be part of a developing, innovative service. This post will also form part of a dedicated team for a toddler who has a tracheostomy and is ventilator dependent, and also a toddler who requires airway management of his tracheostomy. Applicants will be required to undertake the necessary training provided for this post.

Candidates should hold (or be willing to undertake) a Level 3 NVQ or equivalent qualification in Health & Social Care or similar.

Future planning towards a Band 4 development programme is underway.

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

About us

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.