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Job overview

The  Frailty Team is to provide ‘hospital at home’ to people during periods of acute illness and or Reablement in order to prevent hospital admission or to facilitate early discharge.
The team works as a partner within a wider multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will work collaboratively with and support members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery, development and management of complex health and social care issues. In particular they will be responsible for ensuring the timely provision of a high standard of nursing assessment, advice, planning, implementation, training support and evaluation of care taking into account the social context in which the person lives. They will therefore be engaged in the planning and delivery of collaborative care packages that cross the health and social care boundaries. 

The post holder is expected to demonstrate and apply a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills. Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and preventing illness will be fundamental as will having a comprehensive understanding of the roles of others in health and social care.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care for community-based patients. 
• To work as a member of the wider primary care and community multi-disciplinary team
• Administration of IV therapies within the community and at hospital sites where frailty services have clinics.
• To support the Frailty Team, in developing the  Frailty Team and raising the profile of the Frailty Service within the Borough

An informal visit by anyone prior to application would be welcomed by the team.

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 specialty 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.