Job summary
We are redesigning our community services model and implementing a new Intermediate Care Team and therefore an exciting opportunity has arisen to employ Nurses to deliver an urgent community response services (provides care 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week) and will play a crucial role in providing essential support and care to individuals, with a focus on promoting independence, dignity, and well-being. This is an opportunity for someone who wishes to continue to progress their career in nursing.
Theobjective is to optimise safe and timely discharge from an inpatient stay for patients that need some form of continuing care or prevent admission with interventions that can be managed at home
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with medical and therapy colleagues in the provision of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary care service for adults as part of the Intermediate Care (Hospital@Home) Service.
The post holder will support the Team Leader and Deputy in the further development and implementation of the service. This will also include the facilitation of integrated working with colleagues in Local Authorities and 3rd sector organisations to support individuals within their home (where deemed appropriate).
Take delegated responsibility from the Team Leaders/deputy for managing patients, within a variety of settings, and will be responsible for providing timely clinical assessments and treatment plans for these patients.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
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
You will locate the comprehensive detailed Job description and main responsibilities outlined for this post as a Staff Nurse within the Integrated Services in the attached documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will locate the comprehensive detailed Job description and main responsibilities outlined for this post as a Staff Nurse within the Integrated Services in the attached documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration study.
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a registered Nurse.
Desirable
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communicating and interpersonal skills.
- Team working skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Self-Motivated.
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly.
- Enthusiasm and commitment.
- Commitment to maximising quality of care delivered.
- Commitment continuing professional development.
- Ability to travel independently throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner.
- Able to work hours flexibly.
- Enhanced DBS check.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration study.
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a registered Nurse.
Desirable
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communicating and interpersonal skills.
- Team working skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Self-Motivated.
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly.
- Enthusiasm and commitment.
- Commitment to maximising quality of care delivered.
- Commitment continuing professional development.
- Ability to travel independently throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner.
- Able to work hours flexibly.
- Enhanced DBS check.
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
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
There are Band 5 vacancies across Bridgend, RCT & Merthyr
Bridgend
CF32 8UN
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
