Job summary

If youwish tobe offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Deputy Community Sisters in 4 of the District Nursing Teams within the Caerphilly borough.

The Deputy sister role will involve clinical and managerial opportunities and will be part of the East and North Neighbourhood Care Networks striving to meeting the needs of the population.

These are very exciting roles with great opportunity to develop and progress in your community career.

The nursing bases are at Pontllanfraith Health Center, Bargoed , Cwmfelinfach and Gelligaer.

Main duties of the job

Within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, our Clinical Futures Strategy sets out how we are moving to delivering care closer to home. Primary and Community Services are at the heart of the model and central to developing a new relationship with patients investing and strengthening community and social care services to support and treat patients in their homes and communities providing quality outcomes. In order to deliver the strategy we are offering exciting opportunities working closely across the health board and in partnership with key stakeholders.

We are looking for inspiring nurses who are enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to work within the District Nursing service to deliver a broad range of clinical interventions and share their expertise. The individual will be required to undertake managerial responsibilities as well as delivering teaching to less experienced staff .

If you hold the Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification and have significant experience of community nursing, we would be delighted for you to apply and would offer a permanent position. Staff wishing for a development opportunity and working towards a SPQ will be offerred a secondment.

We are looking to appoint people who are passionate about providing high quality care and we are committed to developing and investing in our staff to improve patient outcomes.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

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.

Person Specification

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Able to provide expert clinical advice/ teaching

Managerial experience/caseload

Essential

• Able to provide day to day and operational management for team

Knowledge

Essential

• Audit/ Quality assrance/risk management

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously/flexible to meet needs of the service

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