Job summary
This post is secondment for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
To assist with the assessment, planning, delivery & evaluation of patient care. To provide prescribed nursing care without direct supervision.
To contribute to the development/evaluation of nursing practice on the ward. To act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and other policies.
To provide nursing care across all areas of health care delivery within the Monmouth locality as required by the service.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has become available for a part time Band 5 Registered Nurses to join the Nursing team on Cas Gwent Unit, Chepstow Community Hospital. We are an innovative ward providing care to patients with rehabilitation needs and at times palliative needs. We are a well established friendly team looking for new members to help us to delivery excellent patient care.
We are focused on discharge planning and have many complex discharge requiring excellent communication and discharge planning skills. We pride ourselves on giving excellent patient care putting patients and their relatives first.
We are a 32 bedded unit with both male and female patients. We work closely with the integrated service teams and have excellent working relationships with the other MDT members.
We are a dynamic community ward and have taken part in various patient collaborative's and are always looking for new ways to improve on the care we provide. We aim to deliver high quality care with in the progressive environment of an integrated health and Social Care model.
We a friendly welcoming team looking to support our staff to develop in their roles and be the best they can be.
We care for our patients 7 days a week, 24 hours a day working 12 and 6 hour shifts.
Various Hours available.
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 speciality 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
Personal Qualities
Essential
1. Good inter-personal skills
Desirable
2. Able to motivate others to succeed
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
3. Current professional issues
Skills & Abilities
Essential
4. Venepuncture and Cannulation
Desirable
5. People management skills
Experience
Essential
6. Current professional issues
Desirable
7. Experience within speciality setting
Qualifications
Essential
8. Registered Nurse Part 1
Desirable
9. Awareness of wider NHS issues