Opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, gaining diverse insights and expertise in patient care.
Involvement in providing specialized assessments and interventions for individuals and families affected by Huntington's disease, making a significant impact on their quality of life.
Access to extensive training and professional development opportunities, including recognized qualifications and management development programs.
Flexible working arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance, contributing to overall job satisfaction.
Supportive workplace culture in a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that values and trusts its staff.
Engagement in community care, which allows for personalized patient interactions and the ability to see the direct effects of care provided.
The position of Complex Care Nurse Assessor within the Huntington’s Team at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Cwmbrân entails performing comprehensive nursing assessments and reviews for individuals affected by Huntington's disease. The role requires an innovative practitioner who can function both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary community team that includes various healthcare professionals. The position predominantly involves visiting clients in their homes, as well as in nursing and group homes, to provide specialized assessment and intervention.
Candidates must possess a first-level nursing registration and relevant post-basic experience, along with specific skills in care planning and legal requirements related to patient capacity and consent. While experience with Huntington's disease is not mandatory, familiarity with long-term conditions and mental health is beneficial. The role also emphasises flexibility in working hours and travel, with the Health Board offering extensive training opportunities, a supportive work environment, and a commitment to employee wellbeing.
Candidates must possess a first-level nursing registration and relevant post-basic experience, along with specific skills in care planning and legal requirements related to patient capacity and consent. While experience with Huntington's disease is not mandatory, familiarity with long-term conditions and mental health is beneficial. The role also emphasises flexibility in working hours and travel, with the Health Board offering extensive training opportunities, a supportive work environment, and a commitment to employee wellbeing.
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.
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 note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
To undertake comprehensive nursing assessments and reviews to determine the complex nursing needs for individuals with Huntington’s disease.
Please see the contact details, to call to find out more or to arrange a visit.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Complex Care Nurse Assessor - Community Huntington’s Team
Are you an innovative practitioner looking to extend your skills? Are you able to work as an autonomous specialist clinician but also as a core Team member?
We currently have a vacancy for a Band 6 Nurse Assessor in our Multi –Disciplinary Community HD Team. The Team provide specialist assessments and interventions to clients and family members affected by HD across the ABUHB catchment area. Working within the community, primarily seeing people in their own homes, working with clients and their families but also working with clients and staff in Nursing Homes, Group Homes, and inpatient facilities as required.
The HD Team is currently based in Cwmbran (covering ABUHB catchment area), and comprises, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapy team linked to CHC, an Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and administrative support.
It is not a requirement for applicants to have worked extensively with HD clients but experience in long-term conditions and mental health may be helpful.
This is a community post so the ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.
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 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 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
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 note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
To undertake comprehensive nursing assessments and reviews to determine the complex nursing needs for individuals with Huntington’s disease.
Please see the contact details, to call to find out more or to arrange a visit.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Complex Care Nurse Assessor - Community Huntington’s Team
Are you an innovative practitioner looking to extend your skills? Are you able to work as an autonomous specialist clinician but also as a core Team member?
We currently have a vacancy for a Band 6 Nurse Assessor in our Multi –Disciplinary Community HD Team. The Team provide specialist assessments and interventions to clients and family members affected by HD across the ABUHB catchment area. Working within the community, primarily seeing people in their own homes, working with clients and their families but also working with clients and staff in Nursing Homes, Group Homes, and inpatient facilities as required.
The HD Team is currently based in Cwmbran (covering ABUHB catchment area), and comprises, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapy team linked to CHC, an Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and administrative support.
It is not a requirement for applicants to have worked extensively with HD clients but experience in long-term conditions and mental health may be helpful.
This is a community post so the ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.
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 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 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1 st level Registered Nurse (RGN / RMN / RNLD) registered with NMC
- ‘Degree level’ education
- Post graduate specialist training in in Community care / nursing or relevant area of nursing or equivalent
- Adult Safeguarding level 1&2
Essential criteria
- Relevant post basic experience at band 5 or above.
- Experience of undertaking needs-based assessments and care plans
- Undertaking capacity assessments, gaining formal consent and the application of DoLS and the Mental Health Act.
- Experience of caring for individuals with Huntington’s Disease
Essential criteria
- Dealing with cases with complex presentations
- Report writing
- Knowledge of Continuing Care legislation and policy
- Evidence of Communication training
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