Community Staff Nurse District Nursing Newbridge

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a community staff nurse for their district nursing service. This role emphasizes holistic care for patients in their homes, working within a supportive team structure that values collaboration and effective care delivery.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Paid mandatory training

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Registered nurses who meet essential criteria per job specification.
• Ability to provide holistic care and work collaboratively.
• Willingness to develop clinical and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients and families within their homes.
• Provide assessment and planning for high standards of care.
• Engage in a robust induction programme for continuous development.

Skills

Team working

Holistic care

Patient assessment

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

The district nursing service is fundamental in the delivery of the health boards’ clinical futures model in providing care closer to home enabling early discharge and preventing hospital admissions.

We deliver holistic care to patients within their own homes and residential homes which meets the increasing complexities in health of our patient population. Assessment, planning and delivering high standards of care are achieved through effective collaboration and partnership working within our health and social care integrated centre at Newbridge . The centre houses Redwood Community Hospital, social services, the district nursing team, GP surgeries and many other health and social care professionals, thus, enabling a collaborative way of working and delivery of effective and timely care to patients of the community.

Main duties of the job

To care for patients and their families within their own homes is a privilege and the Newbridge district nursing team have an exciting opportunity for a community staff nurse to join 24/7 service and for them to supportive, dedicated and forward-thinking team. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and interpersonal skills with continuing professional development opportunities to prepare you with the skills to meet the evolving autonomous role of the community nurse through engagement of a robust induction programme.

Applications are invited from registered nurses who share the underpinning values of the Newbridge team in delivering high standards of care to patients through effective and supportive team working.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

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 speciality 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  
  

Qualifcations

Essential criteria

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification