Registered Nurse Trauma Clinic, UHW

Job summary

Trauma Clinicencompasses a wide variety of both Adult and Paediatric Trauma, in an outpatient setting. We have both Adult Nurses and Paediatric Nurses in our department. The clinic runs Monday-Friday day time.

To take a key role in the induction and mentorship of new and unregistered staff, and provide supervision.

Come and join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Family. We are a close knit team that is excited to welcome you. We all work well together to care for patients who have had a musculoskeletal injury or disease.

We are an excellent team with a vast amount of knowledge and experience, with support systems in place ready to give you the best start with our directorate. We are looking for registered nurses with the BOA Level 5 Casting Certificate.

Main duties of the job

The role offers the newly registered the opportunity to gain casting skills, complex wound care including VAC/PICO and pin site care, general running of clinics, paediatric pre assessment, close collaborative working with consultants and the multi disciplinary team, theatre experience and nurse led clinics.

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without direction and supervision.

Demonstrate and supervise practice and procedures to registered and unregistered nursing staff to secure effective nursing practice.

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.