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Hywel Dda University Health Board are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner to join our team at the Minor Injury's unit at Withybush General Hospital 

You will be an experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner who can practice, without direct supervision, as an independent healthcare practitioner providing a high standard of care to patients who present with minor injuries and illness. You must be confident and able to assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them on as appropriate, ensuring that high quality, safe, appropriate and effective clinical care is provided to service users.

The service is open 7 days a week from 8am -8pm.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve: -

Using advanced physical assessment skills, undertaking  physical examination in order to diagnose, discharge or refer independently. 

Clinically assessing care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care without supervision. 

Providing specialist clinical advice within the multidisciplinary team.

Dealing with complex situations that arise. Analysing and making decisions in relation to patient risk and care.

Accurately triaging people from a range of patient groups presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using a structured approach.
 
Ensure the skills associated with Intermediate Life Support (ILS), Paediatric Life Support (PILS) are used effectively to organise the care and safe handling of the critically ill/ injured patient.

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

Interviews to be held on 08/10/2024.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.