Band 3 Health Care Assistant In Wales: Visa Sponsorship

Health Care Assistant Job Overview

As part of the Children’s Specialist Complex Care Team, the post holder will provide care and support to children in their homes or school who have complex health care needs including life limiting/life threatening conditions.

The Health Care Assistant  will be responsible for carrying out designated work, much of which will involve direct patient care. This care will be delegated by trained staff. The Health Care Assistant will be expected to work under the indirect supervision of trained staff or as a lone worker.

Shift patterns may involve working a mixture of days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Health Care Assistant Main Duties

The Health Care Assistant  will be responsible for caring for children with complex health care needs in the community setting either at home or school. This is an extremely rewarding area of practice caring for children with life limiting/ life threatening conditions. The post holder will provide hands on nursing care to these children following training and assessment of competence in various nursing skills.

The Health Care Assistant will be required to be caring, compassionate, dedicated and flexible in approach. An ability to work well on own initiative and within a small team. The post holder will be required to work shifts including  unsociable hours and nights.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) 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.
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 “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.