Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week
- Job ref
- 050-ACS814-1224
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dinas Female Ward, Ablett Unit, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
- Town
- Bodelwyddan
- Salary
- 拢24,433 - 拢26,060 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Health Care Assistant - Dinas Female Ward, Ablett unit
Band 3
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)听 North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 鈥楶roud to Lead鈥 competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the 鈥淒isability Confident Employer鈥 scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh.听 Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.听
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Job overview
Central to this journey will be the contribution of our Health Care Assistants and yours will be a key role in the organisation, complementing the expertise of other experienced nurses and will be part of a fast paced Mental Health & Learning Disability Division. With an integrated approach to health care you鈥檒l have the opportunity to work across different sites and you鈥檒l develop innovative and effective approaches to patient care and service delivery across a large geographical area.
Main duties of the job
To provide day to day care for patients under supervision of a registered nurse which adheres to best practice, standards and guidelines, and contributes towards the patients care and treatment.
With strong team working skills, you will be able to demonstrate the values that are important to us, communicating well with both colleagues and patients. You should have the vision and ability to help move the service forward, while getting the best out of your colleagues and听 team, and will never compromise on quality, treating others with respect and dignity.
We believe in accountability, but we also believe in shared responsibility - so you鈥檒l have plenty of peer support too.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)听 North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 鈥楶roud to Lead鈥 competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the 鈥淒isability Confident Employer鈥 scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh.听 Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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 鈥淎pply now鈥 to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
- To be willing to undertake an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in mental health care provision, or to be working towards level 3 to be achieved within 18 months of appointment.
- Having relevant experience in providing care to patients with mental health needs.
- Previous experience within the mental health care setting.
- Ability to work under supervision
- Ability to communicate and receive information.
- Ability to maintain records
- To participate in clinical supervision.
- Ability and fitness to undertake physical intervention training.
- Ability to work on a shift rotation of days and nights over a 7 day period.
- Evidence of effective team working.
- To display flexibility to adapt to organisational changes as well as changes within the Unit.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker
- Knowledge of the principles of recovery for individuals with mental health problems.
- IT Skills.
- NVQ Level 2 in health and social care.
Qualification/Skills
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Carla Morris
- Job title
- Dinas Female Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 854115
- Additional information
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