Health Care Support Worker - Frailty Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Frailty Support Worker on Ward 3 at Prince Philip Hospital. The role involves caring for frail patients, focusing on their dignity, support, and independence. You will promote patient mobility, nutrition, and hydration to maximize their functional ability and improve their overall experience. The post requires working alongside nursing and therapy teams, 7 days a week, with no night duties.
Key responsibilities
- Promote patients' independence by focusing on mobility, nutrition, and hydration.
- Work alongside both the nursing and therapies team.
- Provide dignity, support, and care to frail patients.
- Improve the overall patient experience.
- Demonstrate good communication skills and be an excellent team player.
Essential criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Numeracy and literacy to at least GCSE level or equivalent
- NVQ / Diploma at level 3 in Health and or relevant qualification.
- Record of professional development
- Recent clinical experience of working within a relevant healthcare or social care environment.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
- Willingness to attend to further training
Desirable criteria
- Recognise the importance of fundamentals of care.
- Recognise rehabilitation principles and enabling patient to optimise independence.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,813 – £27,890 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board
Health Care Support Worker - Frailty Support Worker
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Frailty Support Worker on Ward 3 in Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli.
The post offers the opportunity to develop your skills and experience in caring for frail patients. Dementia and frailty are a growing challenge within healthcare, and we, as healthcare professionals are at the forefront of providing the dignity, support and care that people deserve. The aim of the role would be to improve the patient experience. You would be expected to promote the patients' independence by focusing on their mobility, nutrition and hydration in order to maintain and maximize their functional ability.
Main duties of the job
The post holder should hold an NVQ level 3 in Health or equivalent. They will need to demonstrate that they have good communication skills and that they are an excellent team player as well as being able to work alone. They will be expected to work alongside both the nursing and the therapies team.
The post will include working 7 days a week, with no night duty.
The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.
Welsh Language Level 1 is essential for this role. The Level 1 requirement in our Welsh language matrix is;
- Pronounce Welsh words, place names, department n
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