THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS (15.11.2025) DUE TO MATERNITY LEAVE
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.
About the Position
Are you an experienced registered nurse with vision, drive, and endless enthusiasm? Do you thrive on change and a challenge? Then come and join our District Nursing Service, which is dynamic, proactive, and progressive with a commitment to making a difference for our patients. We believe in developmental and training opportunities for our staff and are currently seeking to recruit highly motivated, passionate Band 5 Community Nurses who are keen to develop and work towards one of the following roles:
* Band 6 District Nurse by undertaking the District Nurse Qualification.
* Chronic Condition Case Manager by undertaking disease-specific training to provide evidence-based care to those individuals with highly complex needs.
* Nurse Practitioners by undertaking a modular approach to attain the clinical skills required.
Interested candidates are welcome to contact the department for an informal discussion regarding the post's requirements.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful applicants will need to have excellent communication skills with an ability to provide clinically effective care within the District Nurse Team. The West Division of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board delivers District Nursing Services across the Counties of Anglesey and Gwynedd, working in an integrated way with partner organisations to deliver high-quality evidence-based care in order to maintain patients in their own homes and communities, averting hospital admissions, empowering the patient towards self-management, and implementing seamless patient-centred care and treatment.
You must be able to travel between patients' homes both within towns and rural areas in a timely manner. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others, or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute, and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
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
Qualifications
* Knowledge of Primary Care.
* Working towards diploma or degree; previous community experience.
Skills
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to maintain high standards of care.
* Clinical competency.
* Flexible approach to work.
Knowledge
* Evidence of ongoing professional training.
* Knowledge of Professional codes of conduct.
* Broad knowledge of relevant community nursing skills and competencies.
* Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
Other
* Working unsociable hours. Ability to travel between patients' homes in a timely manner.
* Welsh Speaker.
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.
£28,834 to £35,099 a year per annum, pro rata.
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