Job summary
- Main area
- Community Healthcare
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time/part time hours available
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time/part time hours available)
- Job ref
- 070-NMR074-0525
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brecon and Sennybridge District
- Town
- Brecon
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse Brecon & Sennybridge
Band 5
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
Brecon and Sennybridge Community Nursing Team have vacant posts.
Are you looking to make the difference in the lives of others by delivering care the way you’ve always wanted to?
Joining the District Nurses in Powys you will be able to work autonomously across a spectacularly beautiful rural setting to provide a variety of nursing care that produces real change in the lives of its community members. Be a part of something special.
Main duties of the job
This is an ideal opportunity for a registered nurse who is seeking to broaden and utilize their range of skills and knowledge to nurse people in their own environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will participate in the delivery of skilled, autonomous nursing care to patients within their own home. Duties include palliative care support and assessment, care at the end of life, supporting and assessing individuals and carers with long-term health conditions, promotion of self-management skills and wound care.
The Brecon and Sennybridge District Nursing Team are an integral part of the Virtual Ward that aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and facilitate early discharge home. The team also manage a weekly Leg Club as part of the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
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.
We are looking for motivated and committed NMC registered adult nurses who want to be part of a caring and supportive team. We aim to deliver excellent standards of care to all people in our community. This can only be achieved by nurses who are committed to continuous professional development.
This post involves lone working and the ability to travel independently is essential. UK driving license is essential.
Part time and full time applicants are welcomed.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Working towards Diploma / Degree / Masters qualification in CHS [District Nursing] Specialist Practitioner DN
- Working towards Supplementary Nurse Prescriber qualification
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a wide range of clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Competence and confidence in a wide range of clinical skills including palliative care, chronic disease management and wound management
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Standard keyboard skills and IT literacy
- Ability to engage with members of the public
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level
- Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to diffuse difficult/threatening situations
- Ability to deal with complex/stressful situations
- Able to work in a multi/disciplinary/multi-agency arena
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible working pattern
- Post is community base, the ability to travel throughout the locality in a timely manner is essential
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
- Kathryn Harley
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 610421
- Additional information
Khrienuo Kense-Wood or Laura Messham at Brecon District Nurses - 01874 610421
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