This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 12/04/2026.
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.
Vale of Taf District Nursing Team are looking for a motivated Band 5 nurse to cover Maternity Leave from April 2024 to April 2025 for 22.5hrs per week. The area is quite rural so you would have to have good time management skills, be organised, enjoy working as part of a Team and as an autonomous practitioner. Training will be offered as part of the post. You must have the ability to travel between rural sites in a timely manner where there is limited or no public transport.
Main duties of the job
* Palliative care
* PICC Line management
* Implementing the Nursing Process
* Venepuncture
* Manual Evacuations
* Management of drains
* Liaising with Primary Health Care Team and other agencies
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.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 06/02/25.
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
* Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult)
* Current NMC Registration
* Evidence of personal continuing development, statutory and mandatory training
* Awareness of Health Board policies, procedures and guidelines
* Ability to relate theory to practice
* Understanding of primary health care working
* Post registration experience in acute services
* Teaching and assessing
* Understanding of clinical governance, health & safety, risk management awareness
* Community experience
* Willing to undertake further training as necessary
* Evidence of post-registration education - Diploma / Degree Level
Experience
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2018)
* Able to relate theory to practice through reflective skills
* Relevant community experience
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of the community
* 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.
£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum pro rata
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