Community Nurse District Nursing inBlaenau Gwent inBlaenau Gwent PUBLISHED
MON 13 JAN 2025
Opportunity to provide holistic care to patients in their own homes, enhancing patient comfort and satisfaction.
Collaborative working environment with diverse health and social care professionals, fostering teamwork and shared learning.
Access to ongoing professional development and training, including a robust induction program, to enhance clinical skills.
Supportive and dedicated team culture that values trust and collaboration, enhancing job satisfaction.
Flexible working arrangements that promote work-life balance, crucial for maintaining personal well-being.
Potential to make a significant impact on the community by preventing hospital admissions and enabling early discharge.
Access to a multi-award winning organisation that prioritizes staff wellbeing and career progression opportunities.
The role of Community Nurse District Nursing with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Blaenau Gwent involves providing holistic care to patients in their own homes, aiming to facilitate early discharge from hospitals and prevent unnecessary admissions. The position requires the successful applicant to work collaboratively with various health and social care professionals, including the district nursing team, GP surgeries, and social services, to ensure effective and timely patient care.
Candidates should be registered nurses who align with the team's values in delivering high-quality care and are encouraged to enhance their clinical and interpersonal skills through ongoing professional development opportunities. This permanent, full-time position offers a supportive work environment, excellent training benefits, and a focus on work-life balance. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable, though not mandatory, and the role emphasises a commitment to community-oriented healthcare.
Candidates should be registered nurses who align with the team's values in delivering high-quality care and are encouraged to enhance their clinical and interpersonal skills through ongoing professional development opportunities. This permanent, full-time position offers a supportive work environment, excellent training benefits, and a focus on work-life balance. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable, though not mandatory, and the role emphasises a commitment to community-oriented healthcare.
Job Summary
The district nursing service is fundamental in the delivery of the health boards' clinical futures model in providing care closer to home enabling early discharge and preventing hospital admissions.
We deliver holistic care to patients within their own homes and residential homes which meets the increasing complexities in health of our patient population. Assessment, planning and delivering high standards of care are achieved through effective collaboration and partnership working within our health and social care team at Blaenau Gwent. Ebbw Vale Community Hospital, social services, the district nursing team, GP surgeries and many other health and social care professionals, thus, enabling a collaborative way of working and delivery of effective and timely care to patients of the community.
Main duties of the job
To care for patients and their families within their own homes is a privilege and the Ebbw Vale district nursing team have an exciting opportunity for a community staff nurse to join their supportive, dedicated and forward-thinking team. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and interpersonal skills with continuing professional development opportunities to prepare you with the skills to meet the evolving autonomous role of the community nurse through engagement of a robust induction programme.
Applications are invited from registered nurses who share the underpinning values of the Ebbw Vale team in delivering high standards of care to patients through effective and supportive team working.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
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.
Date posted
January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
Depending on experience per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
040-NMR006-
Job locations
Ebbw Vale District Nurses
Glyn Ebwy Surgery, James Street
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6JG
Job Description
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.
Job Description
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
Experience
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
The district nursing service is fundamental in the delivery of the health boards' clinical futures model in providing care closer to home enabling early discharge and preventing hospital admissions.
We deliver holistic care to patients within their own homes and residential homes which meets the increasing complexities in health of our patient population. Assessment, planning and delivering high standards of care are achieved through effective collaboration and partnership working within our health and social care team at Blaenau Gwent. Ebbw Vale Community Hospital, social services, the district nursing team, GP surgeries and many other health and social care professionals, thus, enabling a collaborative way of working and delivery of effective and timely care to patients of the community.
Main duties of the job
To care for patients and their families within their own homes is a privilege and the Ebbw Vale district nursing team have an exciting opportunity for a community staff nurse to join their supportive, dedicated and forward-thinking team. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and interpersonal skills with continuing professional development opportunities to prepare you with the skills to meet the evolving autonomous role of the community nurse through engagement of a robust induction programme.
Applications are invited from registered nurses who share the underpinning values of the Ebbw Vale team in delivering high standards of care to patients through effective and supportive team working.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
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.
Date posted
January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
Depending on experience per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
040-NMR006-
Job locations
Ebbw Vale District Nurses
Glyn Ebwy Surgery, James Street
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6JG
Job Description
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.
Job Description
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
Experience
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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