Healthcare Assistant - Medicine Management Team

at  Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea Bay Health Board is seeking to recruit a Health Care assistant to join the Swansea Medicine Management Team in Domiciliary Care. This is an excellent opportunity for a HCSW with experience in the community setting and a good understanding of medicine management to help support individuals in their homes.
The post holder will work under the direction of Pharmacy Technicians to provide medication support to individuals in their own homes across Swansea Bay Health Board.
The role requires individuals to have excellent communication skills to ensure close working relationships with everyone involved in the Swansea MAR scheme.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
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To work under the direction and supervision of the Medicine Management Team (domiciliary care) in the provision of care to individuals in the community setting.
To support the team with the provision of undertaking delegated tasks associated with Swansea’s MAR scheme
General administrative duties associated with the Swansea MAR scheme.
Assisting the team in undertaking provision of warfarin MAR charts to service users in the domiciliary care setting.
Taking blood samples from the service users and delivering timely to the laboratory for INR testing.
Communicate effectively with all patients, carers, families and members of the district nursing team and other significant agencies
Assist and advise patients, carers and families to promote independence and self care.
Meet identified patient needs and to organise own workload priorities under the direction of the Team Leader/Caseload Holder
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Please refer the Job description for details