Registered Nurse Integrated ECAS/DayHospital Department

Job summary

A rare and exciting opportunity has become available in the evolving UHL and St David's ECAS/Day Hospital services!

We are looking to recruit 3 motivated and dynamic nurses with experience of working with older adults in primary or secondary care. The candidates must be dedicated to promoting the independence of patients/clients living at home/within the care sector to prevent hospital admissions. The post holder needs to be an expert generalist with highly developed knowledge whose role involves developing and maintaining a number of service interfaces aimed at ensuring individuals receive the right care at the right time and in the right place.

The unit benefits from:

• Involvement in service developments, including opportunities for you to contribute to audit, research and projects relevant to your clinical area.
• Expert professional support and supervision, peer support, regular team meetings
• Continuing professional development opportunities
• A friendly, enthusiastic and supportive multi disciplinary working environment.

The department operates Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

Cross cover across sites may be required. Informal visits encouraged.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to:

• work well within a multidisciplinary team providing a high level of oral and written communication skills.
• Plan and deliver care to a high standard and evaluate effectiveness of care provided.
• Use computer systems proficiently - Use of PARIS would be desirable.
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills would be desirable.
• Evidence of audit, research or service improvement.

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.