This is an exciting opportunity to join the new Powys Health Protection Service. The Health Protection Clinical Nurse Specialist will play a lead role in providing clinical expertise and leadership to this new and evolving team, working closely with Public Health Wales and Powys County Council Health Protection teams.

The Health Protection Service provides response to planned and unplanned assessment of health need following exposure to communicable and non-communicable disease.

This is an exciting and varied role with scope to develop according to your strengths and experience. The role requires leadership skills, flexibility, adaptability, resilience and the ability to travel around Powys.

Main duties of the job

As part of the team, the post holder will have excellent communications andhighly developed interpersonal skills to contribute to the provision of specialist advice to patients and healthcare professionals, also providing support locally to local authorities, hospitals, primary care and community settings. This includes complex and sensitive information such as results of HIV, TB and blood borne virus tests.

Ensure patients as well as health professionals understand complex requirements of communicable diseases, including providing adviceand guidance to nursing & residential homes, patients on the nature of the disease, the method of spread and how that can be limited by treatment and infection prevention control measures.

Be part of the leadership team to support the implementation of aneffective and efficient service underpinned by appropriate nationalguidelines. Lead in the development or adaptation of clinical policies andprotocols for the management and response to cases of communicable andinfectious disease in the community.

Work autonomously and in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team toundertake screening, assessment, acute management, and advise in the event of cases or outbreaks of communicable disease within Powys.

Using leadership skills, the post holder will line manage junior staff and be responsible for their development along with day to day management of workplans and staff rota.

About us

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• NMC Registrant
• Postgraduate qualifying award in a relevant subject
• Significant experience skills and knowledge demonstrable to Masters level
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of infectious and communicable disease

Desirable

• Masters qualification Health Protection / Public Health or similar Teaching / training qualification
• Community Nursing qualification
• Robust knowledge of local protocols and national policy
• Knowledge of service development and implementation within timeframes

Experience

Essential

• Substantial significant experience of dealing with public health challenges in a community setting
• Ability to assess and implement a range of evidenced based policies and procedures
• Proficient in multi-agency partnership working
• Ably demonstrate autonomous working and management of own caseload
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Participation in the development of policies and procedures
• Delivery of clinical training in relation to specialism
• Experience in maintaining systems to measure performance
• Experience of managing a team

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Communicate effectively with multi-agency colleagues at all levels including negotiation, de-escalation, conflict skills
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills adopting local process
• Good analytical skills to review data
• Proficient in dealing with highly complex and emotive issues
• Positive methods to managing service

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

Values

Essential

• Demonstrate PTHB Values
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Positive and professional outlook to work
• Demonstrate comprehensive personal management skills
• Full range of IT skills e.g., Microsoft packages
• Professional approach to supervision and mentorship of team
• Experience of addressing inequalities, equality, and diversity issue within context of service

Other

Essential

• Able to meet all contractual terms
• Flexible in terms of working arrangements
• Ability to travel across the Health Board area

Employer details

Employer name

Powys Teaching Health Board

Address

Bronllys Hospital

Bronllys

LD3 0LU

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

070-NMR006-0125