Health Care Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 HCSW rehabilitation assistant working within the specialist Pallative care Multi
- disciplinary team, on the inpatient unit in Ty Olwen

The successful person will be based with the nursing team within Ty Olwen and will work alongside the therapy team in TY Olwen IPU and will be supporting the current team of Nurses and HCSW with their expanding service.

The post will be working between the hours of 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday

**Job Summary/Job Purpose**:

- The HCSW Rehabilitation Assistant is a team based worker who delivers

delegated care/tasks as part of a multi-professional team delivering person centred care that focuses on enabling patients to achieve their rehabilitation potential and maintenance of their maximal level of function as dictated by their condition.
- The post holder will be an integral support to therapists and nurses in

supporting the assessment and provision of rehabilitation to patients.
- The post holder will be required to work unsupervised, undertaking

independent interventions and decision making within an agreed framework,
although supervision and support is readily available from the registrants.
The role is based within both the in-patient and community settings working flexibly in order to provide rehabilitation programmes and equipment for
patients both in hospital and in their own homes.
- The post holder will provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate care that maximise patient recovery and rehabilitation potential and will play an integral role in developing and supporting the culture of a whole team approach to promoting the fulfilment of maximal patient independence.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

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**Job Summary/Job Purpose**:

- The HCSW Rehabilitation Assistant is a team based worker who delivers

delegated care/tasks as part of a multi-professional team delivering personcentred care that focuses on enabling patients to achieve their rehabilitation
potential and maintenance of their maximal level of function as dictated by
their condition.
- The post holder will be an integral support to therapists and nurses in

supporting the assessment and provision of rehabilitation to patients.
- The post holder will be required to work unsupervised, undertaking

independent interventions and decision making within an agreed framework,
although supervision and support is readily available from the registrants.
The role is based within both the in-patient and community settings working
flexibly in order to provide rehabilitation programmes and equipment for
patients both in hospital and in their own homes.
- The post holder will provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate

care that maximise patient recovery and rehabilitation potential and will play
an integral role in developing and supporting the culture of a whole team
approach to promoting the fulfilment of maximal patient independence.