An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time band 6 Specialist nurse to join our dynamic, caring and professional respiratory nursing team.
Working in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will be expected to work across the health board and will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality care to patients with respiratory conditions and/or those requiring home oxygen, with the aim of providing that care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside a team of specialist Nurses for those patients with respiratory conditions and oxygen at home.
Working across the health board in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will work both in patients homes and clinic setting. Working collaboratively to provide safe, timely care closer to home, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing practice focusing on the delivery of evidence based practice for respiratory patients and the provision of preventative health care.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge support to other health care professionals and provide advice for patients and their family with long term respiratory conditions and those requiring home oxygen therapy. Working across the health board they will also support pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake spirometry where required within their role.
In addition, they will support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.
The desired candidate will have a passion for safe, high quality service delivery, putting the patient at the centre of care delivery.
If you have these qualities and are keen to develop we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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 speciality 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 Well-being 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
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
Essential
* Registered General Nurse with NMC
* Knowledge and understanding of primary care and community services
Desirable
* Respiratory related module
* Spirometry Certificate
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with respiratory patients
Desirable
* Experience in undertaking Capillary blood gases
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
ABUHB wide
Cumbran
NP11 5GH
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