Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (to cover a secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 110-NMR436-0924
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pontypridd Health Centre
- Town
- Pontypridd
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Public Health Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Are you a nurse who would like to work with children and families promoting health and wellness in the community setting?
Within the Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) area of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) we are looking to recruit a Public Health Community Band 5 Nurse in health visiting. This role provides an exciting opportunity to experience being part of a health visiting team in the delivery of an integrated Health visiting model (HCWP/CWTCH programme). This opportunity will also form part of a 'recruit to train' strategy which will offer an insight into health visiting for those interested in undertaking Specialist Community Public Health Nurse training.
With guidance, training and support the post holder will deliver the Healthy Child Wales programme/ CWTCH Programme (RCT) with the Health Visiting team. You will undertake duties which are delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) using a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed needs. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in public health and multi-agency working to support the health needs of children and families. Whilst working within CTM you will be supported by our Health Visiting Team, Practice Development Health Visitor and CNS Safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
With guidance, training and support the post holder will deliver the Healthy Child Wales programme/ CWTCH Programme (RCT) with the Health Visiting team. You will undertake duties which are delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) using a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed needs. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in public health and multi-agency working to support the health needs of children and families. Whilst working within CTM you will be supported by our Health Visiting Team, Practice Development Health Visitor and CNS Safeguarding.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
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
- Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level Knowledge of Safeguarding and consent.
- Evidence of ongoing education & professional development. Maintenance of professional development.
- Aware of current research. Time management skills. Assertive. Self-motivator. Conflict resolution. Problem solving skills. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to recognise strengths and weaknesses. A high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Demonstrates a committed and caring attitude.
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric Experience. Supervision of staff Implementation of new ideas/practices. Experience of Assessing & learning and mentoring Student nurses.
- Ability to speak Welsh
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ongoing education & professional development. Maintenance of professional development.
Desirable criteria
- RN Children’s Nursing
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
- Amanda Rossiter
- Job title
- Deputy Senior Nurse Health Visitor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443782
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