This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy until 30/11/2025
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 3 Respiratory Healthcare Assistants to join the community Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist team in Pembrokeshire. We are looking for two experienced healthcare assistants who have a passion for/experience of respiratory nursing.
Each post is part-time (30 hours) and is fixed term for one year. One to cover North and one to cover South Pembrokeshire.
Interviews to be held on 06/01/2025
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of the role is to support the Respiratory Nurse in providing a spirometry clinic service within the community, delivering accurate and comprehensive spirometry to ensure accurate diagnosis for patients leading to appropriate treatments. Excellent verbal/written communication and organisational skills are essential for this role.
The respiratory nursing team provides specialist nursing knowledge and skills for people diagnosed with respiratory conditions. They provide multidisciplinary care planning and care interventions designed to reduce hospital admissions, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes. The team works closely with respiratory consultants, multi-professional respiratory colleagues, primary care, and community-based nursing teams/services.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Relevant NVQ / Diploma at level 3 or equivalent experience and articulates commitment to working towards achieving this level of qualification within two years of appointment
* Numeracy and literacy to at least GCSE level or equivalent
* Record of professional development
* Knowledge of respiratory conditions
Experience
* Recent experience of working within a relevant health, social care, third or independent sector service environment.
* Recognise the importance of the Fundamentals of Care to the patient/client & of enabling patient/client to optimise independence
* Experience of caring for people with respiratory conditions acute or community
* Experience of working as a health & care support worker.
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum pro rata
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