Registered Nurse - Home First Team - INTERNAL

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home First Team in Wrexham, operated by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to screen patients, identify discharge needs and support community-based care through Discharge to Assess.

The role offers 37.5 hours, 7 days a week, between 8am and 6pm, and requires active involvement in developing the service while ensuring safe patient care in both hospital and community settings.

Qualifications

• Essential: NMC registration to practice.
• Experience in direct nursing care.
• Ability to document care clearly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Screen patients to identify care availability for safe discharge.
• Support ongoing or complex needs in the community via Discharge to Assess.
• Work with Home First Team to promote Therapeutic interventions in patient environments.

Skills

Effective communication

Ability to work under pressure

Basic IT skills

Education

NMC Registered

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