Patient at Risk Team Practitioner

Job summary

A unique and exciting opportunity is available for a patient focused, motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the Patient at Risk Team working across Cardiff and Vale UHB.

Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution to patient safety and experience? Are you a registered nurse, with experience in the assessment, planning and management of the deteriorating patient with excellent communication, teaching and clinical skills?

Main duties of the job

The Patient at risk team practitioner is required to work alongside the Multi-disciplinary team, working closely with nursing staff, primary teams and the P@RT medical team to provide comprehensive care to all of the needs of a deteriorating ward patient including diagnostic review, timely escalation to higher levels of care, instigation of treatment limitations or palliation.

Do you enjoy and have experience in teaching? The P@RT practitioner will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of high quality training to all ward staff, MDT staff, undergraduates and postgraduates around the recognition and management of acutely ill ward patients.

We are looking for innovative, forward thinking nurses who will be proactive in conjunction with other P@RT practitioners developing this role further in response to challenging healthcare needs and advances in practice.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.