Job summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Cardiology Nurse for the role of Nurse Consultant within ABUHB. The Successful applicant will join a dynamic multidisciplinary cardiology team.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a senior clinical leadership role within nursing in the Health Board leading innovation, quality and person centred care.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide expert clinical leadership across inpatient, outpatient and community cardiac services, supporting the delivery of safe and effective evidence based care for patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions, including heat failure and cardiac rehabilitation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit 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
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise work against a background of rapid change.
- Strong leadership qualities and pragmatic thinker
- Lecturing and presentation skills with expertise in use of multimedia
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Excellent communicator orally, written and non-verbally.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical nursing experience in the field of cardiac nursing with specialism in heart failure and/or cardiac rehabilitation especially at strategic and senior specialist level
- Advanced clinical nursing skills beyond normal scope of practice. High level of strategic and complex-decision making skills and ability to act autonomously
- Highly developed analytic/ communication/ persuasive and influencing skill
Desirable
- Experience of securing funding from outside bodies/organisation to support research and development activities
- Experience and skills in the investigation and management of serious harm.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise work against a background of rapid change.
- Strong leadership qualities and pragmatic thinker
- Lecturing and presentation skills with expertise in use of multimedia
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Excellent communicator orally, written and non-verbally.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical nursing experience in the field of cardiac nursing with specialism in heart failure and/or cardiac rehabilitation especially at strategic and senior specialist level
- Advanced clinical nursing skills beyond normal scope of practice. High level of strategic and complex-decision making skills and ability to act autonomously
- Highly developed analytic/ communication/ persuasive and influencing skill
Desirable
- Experience of securing funding from outside bodies/organisation to support research and development activities
- Experience and skills in the investigation and management of serious harm.
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).
