An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (22.5 hours per week) experienced Band 6 Nutrition Specialist Nurse to join the team.
The post holder is responsible for a caseload of patients with a variety of enteral and parenteral feeding tubes and is responsible for coordinating their inpatient and community care, working with the multidisciplinary team and ensuring patient safety.
The post is primarily based in Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen with an expectation to provide regular outreach to other hospital sites in Ceredigion.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and suitably experienced registered nurse who is ready to develop their specialist skills in clinically assisted nutrition and become part of a highly respected Health Board team.
The Nutrition Nurse Specialist team work closely with dietetics and are an integral part of a range of multi-disciplinary teams, delivering excellent patient centred nutritional care across the Health Board.
We are open to flexible working arrangements helping you to achieve a good work - life balance. The team are currently a 5 day flexible hours service but are working towards providing 6 day support.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post: English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 20/12/2024.
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 description
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
Essential
* Registered General Nurse 1st Level Degree
* Demonstrable knowledge of the role of nutritional care in nursing
* Post grad diploma in nursing or significant post registration experience in a relevant specialist field
Desirable
* Teaching and assessing
* Mentorship training
* Willingness to work towards masters level study
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable and relevant post registration experience including adult secondary care
* Experience of caring for patients requiring enteral and parental nutrition support
* Experience of audit
* Experience of undertaking practice development and/or project experience
* Significant experience of multi-professional/multi-disciplinary team working
* Delivering updates/teaching/education of Healthcare staff
Desirable
* Experience of leading project work
* Experience of leading clinical audit
* Experience in service development/improvement
Language Skills
Desirable
* Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Glangwili General Hospital
Carmarthen
SA31 2AF
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