Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 2 HCSW to join our team on Seren Unit based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.



We are an 15 bedded older adult dementia admissions unit providing person centered care for people suffering with dementia.



The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with the qualified to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained across the unit, and be expected to demonstrate a genuine interest in this field of nursing, displaying excellent people skills such as communication. They will be expected to work as part of a team, ensuring the delivery of high quality person centred patient care.



Staff working within this environment are afforded the opportunity to experience diverse mental illnesses which effect older people.



An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 2 HCSW to join our team on Seren Unit based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.



We are an 15 bedded older adult dementia admissions unit providing person centered care for people suffering with dementia.

Duties include :

Work within a multi-disciplinary team under the direction of a registered nurse.



To support the delivery of health care with individual service user care plans.



Support the delivery of a range of interventions required to support service users meeting their personal care needs ensuring safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.



Observe the safety of service users at all times and if requested account for their whereabouts.



Assist with safe and supportive levels of engagement of patients deemed to be at risk of harm.



Participate in supervision from Registered Nurses.



Develop knowledge and skills via the appraisal and supervision process and keep up to date with statutory and mandatory training.



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



Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve



We treat everyone with respect



We all work together as one team



We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



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