Community Staff Nurse, Newport Central West Team

Job summary

To work as a member of the Community Health Care Team

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care under the direction of the team leader.

To ensure the provision of effective, efficient, appropriate, high quality patient care over 24 hours, seven days a week.

To deputise for the District Nursing Team Manager/Deputy in their absence.

To act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and other policies.

Main duties of the job

A registered nurse permanent post has become available within the Central West District Nursing Team for a staff nurse who wishes to develop their nursing career within the exciting speciality of community nursing.

Applications are invited from motivated and enthusiastic individuals with a flexible approach who are committed to providing compassionate nursing care of the highest standards to people within their own home and local community.

Individualised education packages will be developed if you are new to the community service. Opportunities for career progression available for successful candidate.

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 speciality 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.