NHS
Health Care Support Worker
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Job Description
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- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
- Previous experience working in a mental Health setting.
- Experience of working with adults with Serious Mental illness
- Must possess NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of competency assessed training
- Previous experience working in a mental Health setting.
- Experience of working with adults with Serious Mental illness
- Must possess NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of competency assessed training
Job summary
This post is fixed term for 2 years until 30th May 2027.
The successful post holder will be working with adults with serious and enduring mental health issues within the community setting.
The role of Health Care Support will work as part of a Multi-disciplinary Team and include delivering specific components of the service users care and treatment plan as delegated by the registered mental health nurse and will regularly be required to work without direct supervision.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to assessments and interventions, therapy and social activities as delegated by the relevant profession.
They will frequently work without direct supervision in the community and be required to work in a flexible and holistic way in order to respond to this client group's needs. They will promote the recovery and stability in the community.
We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary health team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
This post is fixed term/secondment until 30th May 2027 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
About us
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 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.
Details
Date posted
03 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
110-ACS149-0625
Job locations
Keir Hardie Health Park
Aberdare Road
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1BZ
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Job responsibilities
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Job 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.
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Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Keir Hardie Health Park
Aberdare Road
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1BZ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Keir Hardie Health Park
Aberdare Road
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1BZ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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