Nurse Practitioner, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Medical Assessment Unit

Job Overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is looking to recruit an experienced Nurse Practitioner to work within the Medical Assessment Unit based in Ysbty Ystrad Fawr.

Using effective triage skills, successful candidates will help to deliver safe and evidence-based care. As an Independent Prescriber, successful applicants will become part of the existing multidisciplinary team, assessing and responding to appropriate patients who require urgent care advice and further treatment. This may involve immediate interventions and onward referral.

Main duties of the job

1. Triage assessing all clinical conditions
2. Autonomous decision making
3. Face-to-face consultations and autonomous decision making in relation to appropriate care and treatments
4. Other clinical and leadership duties along with service developments as per Job description.

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. Whether 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, including paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways, including management development programmes. We promote flexible working, support work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and are developing a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support staff.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and provide high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital, which offers specialist and critical care and opened in November 2020. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service.

Qualifications / Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Level 1 Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Masters level education or working towards it, or demonstrable equivalent knowledge and experience
• Independent Prescriber
• Evidence of ongoing development and ability to encourage change management

Desirable criteria

• Post Registration Degree
• Teaching, Mentorship or Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience as a registered practitioner
• Evidence of ongoing development and ability to encourage change management
• Risk assessment and DATIX training
• Safeguarding of budgetary restraints

Desirable criteria

• Clinical leadership