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Location

Cwmbran, Torfaen | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are recruiting a registered nurse to join our professional team of district nurses who care for people in their own homes. This includes care homes and occasionally nursing home input. We pride ourselves in caring for people at home and subsequently reducing hospital admissions and unnecessary disruption to patients and their families.

District nurses deliver many aspects of care to people in their own homes. This includes diabetic management, all aspects of wound care, palliative care, venepuncture, catheter management, holistic nursing assessment of needs, medication administration. All care is assessed using the Welsh Levels of Care to assess acuity. District Nurses work collaboratively with other MDT's and closely with GP Practices in the local area.

The team have a professional, evidence based work ethic and is led by a manager with a plethora of community experience. The team can offer a unique 'work family' environment and the opportunities for career development are available and varied.

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

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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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.

This advert closes on Monday 26 Feb 2024

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