We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply for this post; therefore, please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job Overview
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of nursing practice within socially vulnerable communities and ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and needs are met in a timely manner. The focus of the role is to bridge the gap of health inequalities and provide education to the communities and professionals of the social determinants within the vulnerable groups.
As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking, sensitivity, and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
The practitioner will work collaboratively and maintain liaison and co-operation with other statutory, voluntary, and contracting agencies to ensure optimum level of care provided with other partners whose service delivery has a direct impact on Asylum Seekers and Vulnerable groups including:
Main Duties of the Job
1. Support the Senior Nurse in delivering and supporting effective care to patients.
2. Assist with managing the healthcare service across the socially vulnerable groups that we support.
3. To deputise for nursing colleagues during any periods of absence.
4. To represent the primary and community care viewpoint at operational and strategic meetings when necessary.
5. Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe effective delivery of health care, including mental health and public health services.
6. Responsibility for the promotion and use of the audit cycle within clinical practice.
7. Support the development and implementation of Healthcare Policies and procedures.
8. Responsibility of offering the initial assessment/completion of the “All Wales Blue book” to Asylum seekers living in Newport.
9. Responsibility of providing cultural awareness training and needs of the socially vulnerable groups to other disciplines for example G.P. practices staff, mental health teams, and Accident and Emergency staff.
10. Work in conjunction with other disciplines in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare service provision to ensure a smooth patient pathway through the services.
Working for Our Organisation
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 specialty 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential Criteria
* Registered General Nurse with NMC.
* Relevant post-registration experience.
* Evidence of certified/diploma level training in clinical condition management (or equivalent).
* Knowledge and evidence of working with socially vulnerable groups.
Desirable Criteria
* Teaching qualification.
* Specialist Practitioner Qualification.
* Independent and/or Supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.
* Knowledge of wider health economy awareness.
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of successful management of change.
* Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines.
* Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions and triage.
* Ability to lead a team.
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