Health Care Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Health Care Support Worker (Level 3) to work with our primary care team at Tredegar Health Centre.

Working within our multidisciplinary team of GPs, ANPs, Nurses and other health professionals. The post holder will be caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to our patients.

The successful applicant will be required to have achieved NVQ Level 3 Healthcare Assistant qualification or equivalent and have experience in the primary care setting.

**Duties include**:

- Recording of ECG’s
- Phlebotomy
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Respiration rates
- Temperature
- Pulse
- Non-invasive oxygen saturation
- Height
- Weight
- Urinalysis
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Collect bodily fluids for investigation including sputum, faeces, urine, blood etc.
- diabetic foot checks
- Support registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists in the management of chronic disease and other clinics as required

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
- Key Responsibilities
- To assist the Healthcare Team in the clinical assessment and management of patients presenting for healthcare needs within a primary care setting.
- To undertake initial screening of new patients presenting at General Practices under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse.
- Undertake health screening, testing and clinical observations as required and documented prior to a clinical sessions.
- To be able to recognise normal range parameters of clinical testing and report to registered nurse when results out of protocol range.
- Carry out direct care duties under the delegation of a registered nurse e.g. phlebotomy, physiological observations, sample testing, ECG.
- To rotate as necessary between differing primary care establishments.
- To establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external agencies, interacting with patients and all colleagues in a professional manner.
- To implement care as planned and directed by the Registered Nurse, reporting any changes in the patient’s condition in a timely manner.
- To maintain written records of care in accordance with ABUHB and local policy.
- To maintain IT records, including inputting and extracting information.
- To promote health, prevent illness and encourage self-care as appropriate/applicable, taking account of the patients’ choice and preference.
- To act as chaperone during clinical sessions with the Healthcare Team and professionals as required.