Health Care Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Port Talbot, United Kingdom Swansea Bay University Health Board Full time

Job overview

The successful candidate will join a School In-Reach team that provide advice, signposting, identification and brief intervention in relation to early intervention for Children & Young People's emotional health and wellbeing. The role will sit within a nursing structure and will support the School In-Reach Team Lead and Senior School In-Reach Practitioner's in developing relationships with professionals within the school environment, provide education to professionals, children & young people and families, to promote the emotional wellbeing and resilience through the use of advice, training, and a delivery of interventions in whole class/assembly teaching, group and individual format. Through these approaches this post will ensure that education staff are supported and children and young people's needs are addressed at the right time, by the right person in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

Amongst other things the role will entail:

Acting as the allocated professional attached to various school clusters. The development and delivery of emotional health and wellbeing training to relevant staff across Swansea Bay within Local Authority, Educational and Primary Care settings to build resilience and knowledge. Developing clear strategies within schools to ensure Whole School Approach requirements are met within school. Work with the School In-Reach Team Lead and Senior School In-Reach Practitioner's to monitor school and young people satisfaction. Developing training packages for education, parents, children and young people and health board staff.

Working for our organisation

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.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Degree level within health, youth work, education, social work or direct profession.

Desirable criteria

Relevant specialist training in health, youth work, education, social work or direct relevant profession.

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience and a high level of knowledge in a directly relevant profession e.g. Youth Work, Alternative Education, Youth offending, Family Support, Social Care, and Health

Desirable criteria

Previous experience within CAMHS or C&YP Departments.

Apitutde and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to work autonomously, be a reflective practitioner and understanding of safeguarding procedures

Desirable criteria

Ability to speak Welsh

Values

Essential criteria

Can demonstrate SBU values

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

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