Acute Medical Staff Nurse - POW
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
The closing date is 02 October 2024
Job summary
AMU are privileged to have expanded our existing team of hard-working nurses and health care support workers, across both the Acute Medical and Acute Care of the Elderly Units. If you are dedicated, motivated and enjoy a challenge or would like to be part of a dynamic, hard working and friendly team then we urge you to apply!
We want to invest in you, your education and your development. We aim to send all of our nurses on Advanced Life Support (ALS) and support your learning and educational needs by sending you on courses in the University of South Wales. We will offer a flexible approach to work as best as we can with your off duty requests as we acknowledge the need for having a healthy work life balance ensures the team are happy, which in turn ensures our patients receive the safest and most efficient care.
There are both permanent and 1 x 37.5 fixed term for 1 year vacancy available.
Main duties of the job
In your first few months we will ensure that you are trained in many skills that you will need. This includes cannulation and phlebotomy, male and female catheterisation , POC testing, blood transfusion and sampling, ILS , medicines management and IV drugs administration as well as progressing on to triage and assessment skills when you have sufficient experience. A period of time will be given for you to work with your mentor in preparation of your new role working in both AMU/ACE on a rotational basis.
We have extended our bed base and have also extended the service we offer our patients. We have had significant investment in to Care of the Elderly, with a dedicated team of Consultants and Advanced Clinical Practitioners who work with us as we provide excellent care for our patients. In addition to this service we pride ourselves on providing a "Same Day Emergency Care" service, this prevents hospital admissions and has speedy access to investigations.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve
Date posted
18 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,834 to £35,099 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
110-NMR437-0924
Job locations
Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ
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