Job summary
If you think you have excellent core nursing skills, then we are keen to extend your knowledge in the frailty specialty, and foster your enthusiasm.
Experience
- Significant post registration experience, ideally with a surgical background.
- Embed the core NMC values/expectations of care, compassions, courage, communication, commitment, and competence into everyday practice.
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to motivate others by influencing and inspire others in new enhanced ways of working
- Strong leadership and a shared vision for better care
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills
- Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners
- Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes
- Strong IT Skills
Qualifications
- Current qualification/nurse registration with NMC & demonstration of CPD
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join the multi-disciplinary Perioperative care of Older Patients undergoing Surgery (POPS) team based within the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic.
The duties and responsibilities of the Elective Surgery Frailty CNS are to:
- Offer clinical leadership and direction to members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Have experience of working with frailty /older population demographic.
- Base care plans on the principles and domains of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, including assessment of the physical, psychological, functional, social and environmental needs of the patient
- Make independent clinical decisions/judgements based on patients' clinical needs, request/ order investigations/ tests, provide, review and an action plan following.
- Identify and/or engage in locally organised shared learning opportunities as appropriate and as capacity allows
The post is offered full time, 37.5 hours per week and will operate between the hours of 0800-1800 Monday to Friday (actual hours to be agreed with postholder)
The ability to work flexibly and support the development and growth of the role/service is essential.
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 ourvision 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, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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
Do you want to join an exciting new team? We have developed a planned care pre-operative pathway for frail patients through the "Perioperative care of Older Patients undergoing Surgery (POPS) team. The aim of this team is to review patients age 65 years who are living with frailty using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, upskill staff in geriatric syndromes (eg frailty, delirium) plus interact with therapies teams to name just a few! Central to this is engaging in shared decision-making models of care.
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
Do you want to join an exciting new team? We have developed a planned care pre-operative pathway for frail patients through the "Perioperative care of Older Patients undergoing Surgery (POPS) team. The aim of this team is to review patients age 65 years who are living with frailty using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, upskill staff in geriatric syndromes (eg frailty, delirium) plus interact with therapies teams to name just a few! Central to this is engaging in shared decision-making models of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Degree/Diploma
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous Professional Development
- Specialist training in Postgraduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Competent in related nursing speciality
- Competent in day to day shift management
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Knowledge of research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical Skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadline
- Interpersonal, Teaching and IT skills
- Able to manage complex situations
- Organised time management
- Able to use initiative
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Able to demonstrate application of expanded roles/skills within clinical setting
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
- Able to assess interpret and action specialist patient conditions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure
- Pleasant disposition, caring nature and enthusiastic
- Assertive attitude
- Positive change agent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Degree/Diploma
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous Professional Development
- Specialist training in Postgraduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Competent in related nursing speciality
- Competent in day to day shift management
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Knowledge of research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical Skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadline
- Interpersonal, Teaching and IT skills
- Able to manage complex situations
- Organised time management
- Able to use initiative
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Able to demonstrate application of expanded roles/skills within clinical setting
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
- Able to assess interpret and action specialist patient conditions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure
- Pleasant disposition, caring nature and enthusiastic
- Assertive attitude
- Positive change agent
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
