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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join a friendly, ambitious and exciting Public Health Directorate. Do you share a passion to protect our population, and have the skills to lead others to do so?
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidenced-based nursing care for a Health Protection and Immunisation service in Hywel Dda.
Tests and vaccinations will be carried out in a variety of settings including vaccination / testing centres, patient's homes, residential and nursing homes, clinic and hospital settings.
They will manage the day-to-day operation of Testing and Immunisation services, ensuring managerial leadership of the staff within the team.
The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of a high standard of professionalism and efficiency without direct supervision.
The post holder will maintain effective relationships with stakeholders effectively leading on delivering Health Protection and immunisation services, always ensuring that improvement to staff and patient care, communication and experience are central to all activities addressing performance issues as they present.
The Team is often subject to change at short notice and the post holder will be expected to react to change with a positive attitude and plan work accordingly with minimum disruption to service.
Manage the day-to-day operation of the services and also facilitate requests to screen or vaccinate individuals in their own homes and care homes.
Lead and develop the core nursing team for Health Protection and Immunisation services delivering compassionate, effective high quality, patient centred testing.
Advise on the latest Health Board and national guidelines in liaison with Head of Nursing for Health Protection and Public Health Nursing, ensuring that staff are fully compliant and up to date with current guidelines.
Provide visible and professional nursing leadership, support, supervision and guidance (in line with NMC standards) as well as expert clinical advice.
Liaise with staff for regarding referrals for testing, daily testing lists, electronic sample requests and accurate recordings of testing samples as well as referrals for vaccinations.
Deal with complex clinical and managerial situations that arise. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Ensure that the principles set out in the Fundamentals of Care are incorporated into daily practice to ensure a high-quality service for service users, interpreting National policy and guidance to inform decision making.
About usYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 09/12/24
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join a friendly, ambitious and exciting Public Health Directorate. Do you share a passion to protect our population, and have the skills to lead others to do so?
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidenced-based nursing care for a Health Protection and Immunisation service in Hywel Dda.
Tests and vaccinations will be carried out in a variety of settings including vaccination / testing centres, patient's homes, residential and nursing homes, clinic and hospital settings.
They will manage the day-to-day operation of Testing and Immunisation services, ensuring managerial leadership of the staff within the team.
The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of a high standard of professionalism and efficiency without direct supervision.
The post holder will maintain effective relationships with stakeholders effectively leading on delivering Health Protection and immunisation services, always ensuring that improvement to staff and patient care, communication and experience are central to all activities addressing performance issues as they present.
The Team is often subject to change at short notice and the post holder will be expected to react to change with a positive attitude and plan work accordingly with minimum disruption to service.
Manage the day-to-day operation of the services and also facilitate requests to screen or vaccinate individuals in their own homes and care homes.
Lead and develop the core nursing team for Health Protection and Immunisation services delivering compassionate, effective high quality, patient centred testing.
Advise on the latest Health Board and national guidelines in liaison with Head of Nursing for Health Protection and Public Health Nursing, ensuring that staff are fully compliant and up to date with current guidelines.
Provide visible and professional nursing leadership, support, supervision and guidance (in line with NMC standards) as well as expert clinical advice.
Liaise with staff for regarding referrals for testing, daily testing lists, electronic sample requests and accurate recordings of testing samples as well as referrals for vaccinations.
Deal with complex clinical and managerial situations that arise. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Ensure that the principles set out in the Fundamentals of Care are incorporated into daily practice to ensure a high-quality service for service users, interpreting National policy and guidance to inform decision making.
About us
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 09/12/24
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.
www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsm8ly
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