About this role
Job summary
The Band 5 Community Nurse will be a Registered Nurse working within the Health Visiting service as part of a wider skill-mix and multi-agency team. The post holder will support the delivery of high-quality services to children, young people and their families, contributing to improved health outcomes across communities.
Working under the guidance and supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN - Health Visitor), the post holder will assist in delivering elements of the Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP), undertaking delegated activities in line with competence and service need.
The role provides an excellent foundation for professional development, and while SCPHN training is not a requirement, candidates will be supported to pursue this pathway in the future should they wish to progress.
Main duties of the job
Working with health visiting team to support children and families see attached job description and person specification.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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.
Job description Job 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
Experience Essential
Sufficient post registration experience
Desirable
Evidence of working with children
Knowledge Essential
NMC registration Educated to degree level
Desirable
Experience of working with children
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address Seabreeze Centre (Across Newport)
Seabreeze Flying Start Centre, Seabreeze Avenue, NP19 0NZ
Newport
NP19 0NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)