Registered Nurse - Home First Team - INTERNAL

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Wrexham is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Home First Team. You will contribute to safe discharge planning by screening patients and coordinating community care for ongoing or complex needs.

The role focuses on providing therapeutic care in the patient’s home and on Ready for Home wards, working across a 37.5 hour week over 7 days with shifts between 8am and 6pm. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• Pre-registration evidence in direct nursing care
• Experience of providing holistic nursing care
• Interest in developing nursing skills
• 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
• Welsh speaker (Desirable)
• Evidence of post-registration study & training (e.g. POVA) (Desirable)
• Child Protection (Desirable)
• Intermediate life Support (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Act as a link between the acute and community services within the Home First Team in Wrexham.
• Support ongoing discharge planning and identify care availability to facilitate timely discharge.
• Promote the Home First ethos through therapeutic interventions in the patient’s environment and Ready for Home wards.
• Work across 7 days a week, 37.5 hours, 8am–6pm, to meet service requirements.

Skills

Communication

Under pressure

Documentation

IT skills

Job description

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Position Summary

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 postholder be responsible for the ongoing screening of patients and the identification of care availability to facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital and provide ongoing support to any ongoing or complex needs within the community through the Discharge to Assess model of care.

The successful postholder will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team to promote the Home First ethos through ongoing therapeutic interventions in the patient’s own environment and on the Ready for Home wards.

The post is 37.5 hours covering 7 days a week between 8am and 6pm, to meet the service requirements.

Main duties of the job

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.

You will be actively involved in the future development of the service.

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of post registration study & training e.g POVA
• Child Protection
• Intermediate life Support

Experience

Essential criteria

• Pre-registration evidence in direct nursing care
• Experience of providing holistic nursing care
• Interest in developing nursing skills

Desirable criteria

• Clear understanding of clinical governance framework
• Implement evidence based practice

Skills & Competencies

Essential criteria

• Clear understanding of contract of care
• Ability to document details clearly and accurately
• Clear understanding of consent process
• Basic IT skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of incident reporting policy
• Awareness of policies
• Knowledge of incident reporting policy

Personal/Disposition

Essential Criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work under pressure

Desirable criteria

• Welsh speaker