Community Health Care Support Worker

The Urgent and Intermediate Care Team are pleased to be offering this exciting post as part of our Home First approach across Pembrokeshire.
This Health Care Support Worker role has been developed within our Home First Team to provide short-term, intensive rehabilitation at home for patients to enable them to return home from hospital sooner, providing access to care 7 days a week, between the hours of 7.30am and 8pm.
This post will deliver delegated care across a range of disciplines as part of a team-based approach to delivering holistic, patient-centred care.
The key aim of the role is to support people to achieve independence through the delivery of an individualised plan of care as determined by the team.
We are looking for an individual who is motivated to make a positive contribution to the lives of the people we support and have a “can do” approach to their work.
Community experience is desirable, but not essential as full induction and training will be provided.
The Team will provide the opportunity for patients on the orthopaedic and frailty pathways to leave hospital at an earlier point in their recovery and receive intensive, short-term interventional care to reach independence and functional goals in the comfort of their own home.
The Team offers
- Support and advice from the multidisciplinary team for patients and carers.
Identified goals to increase independence with functional activities following discharge home. This may include goals with washing, dressing, functional mobility, meals, or any goals identified by the MDT.
Continuation and promotion of exercise programme if prescribed by a physiotherapist.
Support to carers on initial discharge by supporting the patient with functional tasks.
Proactive support for the wards with patients on the orthopaedic and frailty pathways, helping to identify any suitable patients and to also aid other staff members with patient care.
Interviews to be held on 18/12/24
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
**Four main hospitals**: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
**Five community hospitals**: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
**Community facilities, including**:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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