Health Care Assistant - Children's Community Nursing Team

Job summary
As part of the Children's Community Nursing Team, the post holder will provide care and support to children in their homes or school who have complex health care needs including life limiting/life threatening conditions.

You will be responsible for carrying out designated work, much of which will involve direct patient care. This care will be delegated by trained staff. The post-holder will be expected to work under the indirect supervision of trained staff or as a lone worker.

Shift patterns will involve working a mixture of days and or nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job
The position holder will be responsible for caring for children with complex health care needs in the community setting either at home or school. This is an extremely rewarding area of practice caring for children with life limiting/ life threatening conditions. The post holder will provide hands on nursing care to these children following training and assessment of competence in various nursing skills.

The post holder will be required to be caring, compassionate, dedicated and flexible in approach. An ability to work well on own initiative and within a small team. The post holder will be required to work shifts including unsociable hours and nights.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £26,813 to £27,890 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Annualised hours
Reference number: 050-ACS826-1026
Closing date: 28 October 2026

Job responsibilities

• You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

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. 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.

Contact
Manager Children's Community Nursing Team: Nerys Pritchard, nerys.pritchard@wales.nhs.uk, 03000855683

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