Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
About
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board. The Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys.
As an Employer, we are adaptable, agile and flexible and can offer variations to working practices in line with our Agile Hybrid Framework and Home Working Policy. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and community workers. The Health Board is led by the Chairman, non-executive directors, the Chief Executive and other executive directors. The Board is supported by the Senior Management Team.
Key details
Location: Victoria House, Corporation Road, Newport, NP19 0BH
Contract type & working pattern: Permanent, Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum, Yearly Grade (Band 6)
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 your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Job Overview
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of nursing practice within the 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.
Responsibilities
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.
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.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Lorraine Rowlands
Job title: Directorate Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07837056052
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