An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen for an inspirational Senior Nurse to join a friendly, ambitious and exciting Public Health Directorate. Do you share a passion to protect our population, and have the skills to lead others to do so? If so we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual who will provide leadership to develop and implement immunisation plans to reduce inequalities in immunisation and improve uptake rates across the Health Board. We are seeking an individual with developed project management skills, and experience in governance processes and people. You will lead learning and development initiatives, drive innovation, foster a culture of conscious learning. You will ensure effective project management in Immunisation and service development activities across Hywel Dda ensuring the implementation of Welsh Government and Public Health Wales' initiatives, Local and National Policies, and the National Immunisation Framework.
Main duties of the job
You will be a specialist clinical expert on a broad range of vaccination and immunisation matters, as well as having the expertise to plan and co-ordinate a local response to wider health protection priorities, working closely with the directorate's Health Protection Manager. Working with autonomy to provide highly specialised advice to colleagues across primary, secondary care and third sector organisations, you will support the clinical senior team to be able to deliver training across all relevant areas. Being the lead in the development of standards and audit to underpin best practice, you will evaluate new initiatives to improve immunisation uptake for our population health and wellbeing.
Interviews to be held on 14/10/24.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 for around 384,000 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.
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres.
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of the Public Health Department and will be the Lead Nurse in HDUHB for all matters regarding immunisation and Health Protection and will be responsible for:
1. Leading and coordinating the Health Protection and Immunisation service, ensuring provision of a comprehensive health prevention service across the Health Board, providing assurance that the Health Boards pandemic plans are fit for purpose.
2. Leading the development of high-quality Health Protection and Immunisation services across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire localities through the implementation of the local delivery plan, Welsh Government and Public Health Wales initiatives and National Policies.
3. Acting as a source of specialist knowledge and expertise for professionals, the population and other stakeholders on all matters relating to health protection, immunisations and vaccinations.
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
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration nursing experience in community or public health nursing.
* Significant experience of working in health protection, immunisation and vaccination services.
* Experience of working with WG Immunisation Lead and implementation of WG initiatives and national policies.
* Experience of partnership working with Public Health, Heads of services, Primary Care and independent contractors.
* Experience of developing services in disease outbreak situations.
* Experience of staff and service management.
* Experience of training and facilitating staff and practice development.
* Experience of research and audit.
* Experience of policy development.
* Experience of project management.
Language Skills
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1).
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Professional nursing qualification.
* Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of experience.
* Professional knowledge acquired through post registration qualification relevant to speciality.
* Able to demonstrate extensive highly specialised knowledge of the health protection, immunisation and vaccination agenda.
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Hafan Derwen, St David's Park
Jobswell Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3HB
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