Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nutrition Nurse Specialist within our Community Nutrition Support Team. The successful candidate will be based at Riverside Health Centre, and will be required to provide care to patients in a variety of settings across the Cardiff and Vale health board geographical area, including patient's homes. The ability to work as part of a team is essential to this role.
Interested candidates must have excellent communication skills, enjoy MDT working and have experience of enteral nutrition.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post include: visits to patients in a variety of settings, including patient's homes, in order to: assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care using a holistic and individualised approach; liaising with family members, carers, community nurses and other HCPs to implement care plans for the management of enteral feeding devices and stoma sites; training and education relating to care of stoma sites and enteral feeding tubes; effective communication with wider MDT.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable 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
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
- First level nurse registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice/teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in relevant speciality
Desirable
- Experience of managing own caseload
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent communication skills(verbal and written)
- Evidence of ability to work independently
- Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service
Desirable
- Involvement in audit and research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice/teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in relevant speciality
Desirable
- Experience of managing own caseload
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent communication skills(verbal and written)
- Evidence of ability to work independently
- Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service
Desirable
- Involvement in audit and research
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).
