An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the @Home Service for a 12 month secondment or 12 fixed term position.

Please note if you are applying for a secondment you will need the agreement of your line manager.

The post holder will work within the @Home Service, which provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment service for adults presenting with complex needs in the community who are likely to be admitted to hospital in the absence of a timely health intervention.

We also promote earlier discharges from District General and Community hospitals, through this revised approach to earlier intervention, joint working and flexible deployment of resources patients are able to return to their own environment earlier with support from the service rather than face a prolonged admission.

The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary team colleagues, the service operates a 7 day nursing response to cover a range of interventions and assessments which enables patients to be supported within their own environment.

We provide a friendly and welcoming environment within a supportive management structure.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact Donna Pace Team Leader 01443 443 443 ext 77029

Main duties of the job

The post holder works within the @Home Service, which provides a multi-disciplinary assessment and timely response service (within 4hrs) for those individuals who are likely to be admitted to hospital in the absence of timely health intervention. The service operates across the Rhondda/Taff Ely Locality and the Merthyr/Cynon Locality 7 day a week.

The post holder will work closely with medical and therapy colleagues in the provision of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment service for adults presenting with complex needs in the community or secondary care setting.

Take delegated responsibility from the Team Leaders/Advanced Nurse Practitioners for managing patients, within a variety of settings, and will be responsible for providing timely clinical assessments and treatment plans for these patients. For additional information please see the attached JD.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve

We treat everyone with respect

We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

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

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of post registration continuing professional development.
• Additional knowledge acquired through short courses and practical experience.

Desirable

• IT Literacy.
• Experience in palliative care, chronic disease management and wound management
• Ability to communicate using Welsh Language
• Mentorship training/qualification

Experience

Essential

• Confident and competent in a wide range of clinical skills.
• Experience of recent effective team working and/or experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of history taking, holistic assessment and formulating care plans.

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) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

At Home Service

Dewi Saint Health Park Albert Road

Pontypridd

CF371LB

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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