Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced staff nurse with some palliative care experience to join our Bridgend CNS team. The successful candidate will have a full induction and an opportunity to work as a team with support and gain skills and knowledge on specialist palliative care.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will be able to support the CNS to assess and treat palliative patients in their own homes and offer advice and support . Liaising with District Nursing the candidate will be able to offer support and guidance to patients, families and carers.
This is an opportunity to gain experience and skills as part of career development.
This post is fixed term / secondment for 3 months due to the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support BAND 7 with the assessment and treatment of patients with palliative care needs
Support and offer guidance to patients, families and carers , professionals in relation to managing symptoms and general care.
Work as a team player and support the CNS caseload visits
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
Support BAND 7 with the assessment and treatment of patients with palliative care needs
Support and offer guidance to patients, families and carers , professionals in relation to managing symptoms and general care.
Work as a team player and support the CNS caseload visits
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
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- teamwork - demonstrates effective teamwork
skills
Essential
Desirable
communication
Essential
- demonstrates effective communication
Desirable
- experience on IT systems and databases
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- teamwork - demonstrates effective teamwork
skills
Essential
Desirable
communication
Essential
- demonstrates effective communication
Desirable
- experience on IT systems and databases
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).
