Job summary
You will be responsible for triaging referrals and carrying out home visits to prevent further decline or admission to hospital by providing urgent care, equipment and specialist older person's multidisciplinary assessment. The service will be developing into the Safe at Home team, which will aim to prevent hospital admission by managing acutely deteriorating patients in the community.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity to join the newly created Safe@Home Service within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. We are recruiting to a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist post and offer this to clinical staff with good IT knowledge and skills, that are keen to work in a busy, friendly and developing service. Ideally we would like you to have community/primary care experience.
The right candidate for this post will need to display excellent communication skills, problem solving and documentation with attention to detail and the ability to manage challenging and changing situations. They will require experience with managing deteriorating patients and have good clinical experience. They will be expected to work flexibly across the Cardiff and Vale bases and be available for home visits. They will also need to have a willingness to learn and be involved in service developments.
The post will involve working in partnership with the Cardiff Community Resource Team and collaboratively with related specialities across the UHB.
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 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
Education
Essential
- BSc 1st level degree
- Relevant post grad module
Experience
Essential
- Collaboration with MDT's
- Experience of caring for the acutely deteriorating patient
Desirable
- Working in a community setting
- Leadership skills evidenced
Duties and responsibilities
Essential
- Experience in triage and signposting
- Experience of holistic assessment
- Report writing
- Enhanced clinical skills
- Evidence of service improvement
Other
Essential
- High level of IT skills
- Able to travel for work purposes
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- BSc 1st level degree
- Relevant post grad module
Experience
Essential
- Collaboration with MDT's
- Experience of caring for the acutely deteriorating patient
Desirable
- Working in a community setting
- Leadership skills evidenced
Duties and responsibilities
Essential
- Experience in triage and signposting
- Experience of holistic assessment
- Report writing
- Enhanced clinical skills
- Evidence of service improvement
Other
Essential
- High level of IT skills
- Able to travel for work purposes
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Northwest Locality Office, Cardiff
Old Whitchurch Hospital site, Park Road.
Cardiff
CF14 7XB
Employer's website
https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
