The closing date is 09 August 2026
Salary: £26,813 to £27,890 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)
Job summary
This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 31/12/2026
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
The Nursing Support Worker is a vital part of the Multi Disciplinary Team. Acting under the direction of Registered Nurses, the Nursing Support Worker is responsible for engaging in a variety of interventions with patients. These range from direct, compensatory nursing care, working in accordance with observation and engagement policies, monitoring physical health and engaging in psychosocial interventions in the wider community and in the patient’s own home.
The Nursing Support Worker contributes to the patients’ recovery pathway in a number of key ways. They provide the patients with role modelling as regards effective and reciprocal communication and relationships.
Multi disciplinary assessments and mutually agreed Care and Treatment Plans rely heavily on information gained via the direct patient contact that the Nursing Support Workers provide.
Main duties of the job
Mental Health Services in Carmarthen are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Support Workers to join the inpatient team on Bryngofal Ward (Adult Acute Inpatient).
If you enjoy the challenge of working in a busy environment we would like to hear from you. Successful applicants will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team but must be able to work flexibly and within a shift system providing 24 hour a day cover, 365 days a year.Staff are provided with a supportive working environment and the opportunity for professional development.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in a health care related subject Or Equivalent experience and can evidence work based competency demonstrating theoretical knowledge, and the ability to undertake clinical care duties relevant for the role which is gained through experience and worked based training/short courses
- Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales and All Wales Delegation Guidelines (HEIW)
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures within a healthcare setting for example the principles of Safeguarding adults/children to keep patients within their care safe, and confidentiality for example General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Ability to be able to complete certified/accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) during induction
Desirable
- Certified /accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a relevant heath or social care environment, providing direct patient care
Desirable
- Experience of working with patient groups relevant to area of practice
- Experience of working within the NHS
Language Skills
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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).