Registered Nurse - Home First Team

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join their Home First Team in Wrexham. The position involves working within a supportive team, providing nursing care, and facilitating safe patient discharge. Candidates must be NMC registered and have experience in holistic nursing care. The role offers full-time hours, with part-time options considered, and requires effective communication skills. Knowledge of Welsh is desirable.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC.
• Evidence of post-registration training.
• Ability to communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and timely discharge from the Emergency or Assessment Units.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Promote ongoing therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Communication

Ability to work under pressure

Holistic nursing care

Education

NMC Registration

Post-registration study & training

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the multi-disciplinary Home First Team based in Wrexham.

The post is 37.5 hours covering 5 days a week between 10am and 6pm, to meet the service requirements. Part time / job share would be considered.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based within the Emergency Quadrant at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. They will also be responsible for the ongoing screening of patients to facilitate safe and timely discharge from the Emergency or Assessment Units through the Discharge to Assess model of care.

The successful post holder will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team to promote the Home First ethos through ongoing therapeutic interventions in the patient's own environment.

The successful candidate will act as a link between the acute and community services and will work alongside our established Community Resource Team's in both Wrexham and Flintshire.

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

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

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

Knowledge & Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• Evidence of post registration study & training e.g POVA
• Child Protection

Experience

• Experience of providing holistic nursing care
• Clear understanding of clinical governance framework
• Implement evidence based practice
• Clear understanding of contract of care
• Ability to document details clearly and accurately
• Clear understanding of consent process
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge of incident reporting policy
• Awareness of policies
• Knowledge of incident reporting policy

Personal/Disposition

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Welsh speaker

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.