Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 040-NMR704-1024-A
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Risca Health Centre
- Town
- Risca
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum, pro rata'd if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Nurse for Community Children’s Nursing Services
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
Paediatric Nurse for Community Children’s Nursing Services (CCNs)
Following expansion of our service we have opportunities for motivated Band 5 registered nurses to gain experience of working within the CCN service. There are opportunities for both full and part time hours.
This opportunity will enable the successful post holder to develop a variety of skills to support a career change into community practice and is open to newly qualified paediatric nurses. The post holder will work across the community to include;
Care Closer to Homes
Continuing Care
Childrens Outpatients
Special Needs Schools
Providing care to children and young people with acute, complex and continuing healthcare needs.
Main duties of the job
Adopting a family centred approach, the post holder will work in co-production with families and close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the child/ young person receives a high standard of nursing care.
We are a dynamic team providing high quality nursing care to children and young people within the community, including the patient’s own home / respite facilities, the special needs schools, Childrens outpatient clinics and the expanding clinical workload within care closer to home.
- Respite and continuing care
- Care closer to home
- Clinics
- CCN special needs schools
- Career progression
The successful candidate will be required to work a mixture of day and night shifts. The CCNS have a robust induction programme and training opportunities.
The post holder will be mentored to develop their skill set, reflective practice and autonomy supporting them when working within the community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN /RN Child
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within the acute and community settings.
- Experience in working with children with complex healthcare needs.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing
- Previous experience of working within a team
- Basic knowledge of child protection
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching skills
Personal Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Ability to deliver care in an informal setting
- Ability to work without close supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Audra Davies
- Job title
- Practice Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633618023
- Additional information
We welcome interested candidates to get in touch and arrange to meet our wonderful team of nursing staff.
Come along to our recruitment event on Friday 29th November 2024 between 1pm an 4pm at Childrens Outpatients, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr where you can meet the team and have the opportunity to apply and be interviewed for the posts.
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