Job overview

Are you a compassionate, caring and motivated individual looking to make a difference to the lives of women and families across our communities?

We are seeking an enthusiastic Nursing Support Worker to join our Women’s Health team on a part-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced nursing and medical professionals, supporting the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across our services.

As a Nursing Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting professional practitioners to provide high standards of holistic care. You will help create a welcoming, caring and safe environment for patients while providing both clinical and clerical support to ensure the smooth delivery of services.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assist medical and nursing staff in all aspects of care and treatment within Women's Health units, helping to ensure that patients receive compassionate, dignified and effective care.

This role may require you to work across all sites within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, providing flexibility and support where service needs require.

If you are committed to making a positive difference and would like to develop your career within a supportive healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team fostering good communication and working relations with colleagues from all disciplines often dealing with sensitive and emotive problems ensuring signposting to correct medical professional/clinic for ongoing management

Be proficient in a range of clinical duties  which require a basic level of knowledge e.g. recording and documenting client observations, ensuring accurate measurements and recording of blood pressure, weight, height, Body Mass Index, pregnancy testing, venepuncture, urine testing etc. reporting to qualified staff as necessary

Act as a chaperone and assist the Doctor / Nurse during clinical examinations / procedures, as appropriate and as requested, as necessary, ensuring correct labelling of all samples

Ensure the availability of patient notes at all clinics (base and satellite) ensuring tracer system is maintained and update

Be experienced in basic IT skills including Word Processing and undertake any relevant training, ensuring all ongoing training needs are met.

Input data onto Patient Information systems

Will ensure that all positive results from investigations are directed to the appropriate senior member of staff for action

Ensure that pathology/scan results is presented to medical/nursing staff for appropriate action and once action completed filed appropriately in the correct patient notes

Ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

•              We listen, learn, and improve
•              We treat everyone with respect
•              We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.