Health Care Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Worker to join our dedicated team on the Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.

We are looking for reliable individuals who can provide high standards of care to our 22 frail elderly patients who are acutely unwell.

This is a rewarding role within a dynamic team, focusing on delivering high quality, person-centred care whilst supporting safe and timely discharges in a very busy unit.

Exceptional team working is essential to this role, along with a warm and friendly bedside manner. Previous experience in a hospital/acute setting is beneficial but we accept applications from those without hospital care experience.

We have 2 x permanent posts and 1 x fixed term/secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. Anyone wishing to apply for the post as a secondment must seek approval from their Line Manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be responsible for assisting the qualified nurses to meet the basic nursing needs of the patients in their care, as well as working using their own initiative and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.

Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and organisational skills along with the ability to use their own initiative.

Your day to day routine will consist of but is not limited to: meeting patients hygiene and toileting needs, serving meals and assisting patients to eat and drink, taking and recording of vital observations, blood glucose levels, maintaining good levels of stock and PPE, assisting with wound dressings, disposing of hazardous waste safely and correctly and documenting in patients notes.

You will be expected to have a good standard of literacy and numeracy, due to being required to document about the patients skin integrity and the taking and recording of vital signs.

There will be the opportunity to further develop with training and education, we enrol all of our HCSW's on to basic life support training, and there will be opportunities to train to take blood glucose levels.

About us

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

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£26,300 a year

per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

110-ACS179-1026

Job locations

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to use Welsh in routine workplace situations, such as greeting customers, answering calls, responding to routine enquiries, providing information, arranging appointments and taking messages. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information. If you have these Welsh language skills, please apply.

Job responsibilities

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to use Welsh in routine workplace situations, such as greeting customers, answering calls, responding to routine enquiries, providing information, arranging appointments and taking messages. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information. If you have these Welsh language skills, please apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good level of education

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of role

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate what role entails

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of Health care setting

Desirable

• Hospital experience

Skills

Essential

• Skills in caring for patients in a ward enviorment
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu da

Desirable

• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good level of education

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of role

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate what role entails

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of Health care setting

Desirable

• Hospital experience

Skills

Essential

• Skills in caring for patients in a ward enviorment
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu da

Desirable

• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to use Welsh in routine workplace situations, such as greeting customers, answering calls, responding to routine enquiries, providing information, arranging appointments and taking messages. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information. If you have these Welsh language skills, please apply.

Qualifications

Essential

• Good level of education

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of role

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate what role entails

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of Health care setting

Desirable

• Hospital experience

Skills

Essential

• Skills in caring for patients in a ward enviorment
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu da

Desirable

• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above