Safe @ Home Band 5 Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Job summary

We are excited to recruit to a range of professionals to be part of a new multi-agency and multi-professional integrated urgent response service within Cardiff and Vale UHB.

Safe@home is a new multi-agency and multi-professional integrated urgent response service which addresses a current gap in our range of intermediate care services. Its aim is to provide an immediate and safe alternative to ambulance conveyance, EU attendance and admission to hospital when it is safe and appropriate to do so.

The new service is being developed for Cardiff and Vale drawing upon learning from established services across Wales and England. We aim to introduce and test the model as a new multi-agency, multi-professional approach to provide early senior clinical intervention and support in the community.

The band 5 nurse role will form part of the core response team, working with and alongside a range of clinicians in the community.

You will be required to travel throughout the region on a daily basis, using your skills to provide care and interventions to patients. In undertaking your role, you will be pivotal in ensuring and enabling patients to remain safe in their usual place of residence.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly created Safe@Home Service within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. We are recruiting to Band 5 Nurse, community/primary care experience is desirable but not essential

They will be expected to work flexibly across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to meet the needs of the service. Visiting patients in their own homes whilst working alongside Registered Nurses. They will also need to have a willingness to learn and develop their skills.

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.

Date posted

26 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,834 to £35,099 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001-NMR039-0124

Job locations

Safe @ Home

Locality Offices, Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 7XB


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

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

  • Current registration with the NMC
  • Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous community experience

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
  • Understanding of professional nursing issues

Desirable

  • Depending on previous experience the candidate may be expected to supervise junior staff
  • Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Teaching skills
  • A willingness to participate in continuing professional development
  • IT skills
  • Awareness of audit & research
  • Analytical skills

Desirable

  • Welsh speaker
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration with the NMC
  • Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous community experience

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
  • Understanding of professional nursing issues

Desirable

  • Depending on previous experience the candidate may be expected to supervise junior staff
  • Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Teaching skills
  • A willingness to participate in continuing professional development
  • IT skills
  • Awareness of audit & research
  • Analytical skills

Desirable

  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Safe @ Home

Locality Offices, Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 7XB


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Safe @ Home

Locality Offices, Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 7XB


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Team Leader

Chloe Neave

chloe.neave@wales.nhs.uk

07599111850

Date posted

26 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,834 to £35,099 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001-NMR039-0124

Job locations

Safe @ Home

Locality Offices, Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 7XB


Supporting documents

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