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We are looking for self-motivated, forward thinking clinicians who are strong team players with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent communication skills to join our MSK POD Band 6 Rotation.

MSK Rotational Band 6 roles provide an opportunity to experience different MSK departments. It will also provide an opportunity to experience work in our service MSK pathway. The pathway aspect incorporates primary care triage which is a collaborative model and based at a single site In Newport. Other aspects to this pathway are undertaking work in minor injury unit and urgent primary care.

The length of rotation is on a 6 monthly basis.

The Physiotherapy service prides itself on providing excellent training opportunities, being committed to following evidence based practice to ensure we provide a high quality service to our patents. We encourage staff development through a structured appraisal system, in-service training programmes, and participation in speciality forums, clinical audit and other development opportunities as they arise.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) covers a wide geographical area and is well situated to allow easy transport links to the various cities along the M4 corridor, the beautiful surrounding countryside including the Brecon Beacons National Park and the South Wales coastline.

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.


This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024

1. Undertake initial family health needs assessments or delegate the responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.2. Identify vulnerable families and mobilise appropriate resources.3. Prioritise workload to reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.4. Manage workload in a corporate way within the integrated team.5. Ensure effective and equitable management of workload within the team.6. Be pro-active in multi agency networking and collaboration to improve life chances for all children.7. Offer Health Visitor expertise to clients within a community setting.8. Manage and develop skill mixed staff within the integrated team.9. Identify actual or suspected child abuse. Follow Milton Keynes Multi-Agency Code of Practice and Community Health Services child protection polices.10. Attend child protection conferences and core groups as required or delegate responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.11. Work in partnership with vulnerable families to enable optimum health gains. Undertake risk assessments prior to home visits.12. Undertake child/family assessments and agree programme of child health screening and health promotion activity.

A Vacancy at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.

We are looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual who is committed to enhancing the patient & customer experience, therefore you must have a passion for providing a high level of customer service.

The post requires the post-holder to be flexible in the performance of their duties, within the Kitchen/Catering service.

The duties within each function will be set out in the relevant job schedules. The assignment of these duties will meet the priority needs and demands of the service as identified by the manager/supervisor. The post-holder will therefore be expected to take a flexible approach to their duties, and must also be able to cover rosters. 

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

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.

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.


This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024

Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

A position has arisen for a full-time band 6 Emergency Liaison Practitioner (37.5 hours pw), to work with the S-CAMHS Emergency Liaison Team, based at White Valley Centre, St Cadoc's Hospital. The ELT team is part of the CAMHS Emergency Pathway, along with the Crisis Outreach Team, and the Intensive Support and Engagement Team (ISET).

The ELT aims to work intensively with families, young people and other agencies in order to provide person centred assessment at times of psychiatric emergency. The provision is currently 7 days per week. We work closely with young people and other agencies pre-crisis, and post crisis, using a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions, aiming towards preventing suicide and managing psychiatric risk. The post will require the successful applicant to deliver skilled and robust emergency assessments for young people and families. The post is open to qualified clinicians with significant post-registration CAMHS experience.

The post-holder will develop and deliver evidence based emergency assessments, and will be required to work closely with families, across a range of clinical settings. The post holder will be required to respond to calls from professionals who contact CAMHS via our consultation line, seeking advice. The post holder will also be required to offer evidence based follow up work with young people experiencing extreme psychological distress. The successful applicant will possess a range of evidence based therapeutic skills, and will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a multi agency and multi-disciplinary way.

The successful applicant will be prepared to work out of hours, and on weekends, according to service needs.

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

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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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


This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.

We are looking for a conscientious and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join the Pharmacy team at Royal Gwent Hospital as a Pharmacy Assistant.

The Royal Gwent Hospital (RGH) is an 400-bed hospital situated in Newport, just 11 miles from Cardiff and close to the Brecon Beacons and South Wales coastline. We are a forward thinking and innovative department. Pharmacy enjoys excellent multidisciplinary links within the Health Board and we deliver clinical services to a wide range of specialities and are committed to the professional development of our strong team. The Health Board has automated pharmacy systems and a comprehensive medicines management service including electronic discharge.

The post holder will primarily work in the pharmacy distribution and dispensary sections of the department, ensuring that medications are sent in a timely and organised manner to wards and departments throughout Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Applicants will be expected to be able to have good awareness of stock control and have a high level of computer literacy. To be eligible you must be enthusiastic and self-motivated and should have a good standard of general education.

This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service whilst the RGH Pharmacy Department undergoes work to replace its robotic dispensing system. The ability to be flexible and adaptable during this period is essential for this role and the post holder may be required to travel to other Health Board pharmacy sites to support the distribution service if determined by the Distribution Lead.

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

If successfully shortlisted, interviews for this post will be held on 10th May 2024.

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 speciality 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.

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.


This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024

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.

Job Title: Health & Social Care Assessor

Location: Newport Site based (Being able to drive is essential)

Salary: £13.30per hour Temporary (4 months)

Hours: Full time or part time there is flexibility Monday - Thursday 08.30-17.00pm Friday 08.30-16.30pm

Here at The Recruitment Co we are currently recruiting a Health & Social Care Assessor on a Full time basis.

Knowledge & Desirable Experience

• Recent experience of working within the relevant delivery sector
• Working knowledge of the education and training sector

Required Experience

• Full driving licence (Essential)
• Level 2&3 Health and Social care qualification (Essential)
• Assessing qualification (Essential)

Skills

• Competent in the use and purpose of technology with strong IT skills in Microsoft office, learner management systems and Virtual learning environments
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Organisational skills and a sound attention to detail
• Excellent numeracy
• Ability to manage targets and deadlines
• Positive influencing

Behaviours

• Adhere to the ATL code of conduct, values and behaviours
• Adhere to the professional standards for teachers and trainers:-
• Develop your own judgment of what works and does not work in your teaching and training
• Develop deep and critically informed knowledge and understanding in theory and practice
• Develop your expertise and skills to ensure the best outcomes for learners.
• Positive and engaging
• Inclusive and supportive
• Innovative and solution orientated
• Committed to high levels of customer service
• Self-motivated and goal orientated
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with high expectations of self and others
• Seeks ways of continuous improvement
• Diligent approach to compliance

If you are interested in this role please apply now!

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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.

To provide support to families within a variety of community settings under the direction of the Health Visitor, taking into account the diverse social, health and wellbeing needs of the community To plan and deliver health enhancing activities for children and their families to include working in groups, child health clinics, developmental review clinics, and on an individual basis To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards Maintain a family-centred public health approach as a framework for identifying and delivering health care interventions and key public health message To work in partnership with Children Centres, Early Years settings and other partnership agencies To promote the health and well-being of the local population To act as a supervisor/assessor for pre-registration nursing students and support new staff by providing suitable learning environments and experience Undertake child health needs assessments and health promotion activity Be responsible for managing own caseload and prioritise work to ensure all tasks are actioned in a timely fashion according to level of need Work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given to babies, children and families but also work as a team member Take responsibility for monitoring own practice under local operational procedures, being responsible for own professional decisions and actions, including knowing when to refer to the senior colleagues when aspects of work are assessed to be outside of competence Be confident in the identification and safe management of vulnerable and safeguarding families, adhering to local safeguarding polices and escalating concerns when necessary Attend safeguarding meetings as requested by locality Health Visitor. Share health information, participate in formulating agreed actions for the baby/child and family and complete identified actions within set timescales as appropriate. Document all information and share with locality Health Visitor Manage all records in line with the Trust Health Records Policy, departmental Guidelines for Record Keeping and the NMC Code of Conduct Have a clear understanding of specific IT systems used within CNWL including Outlook and SystmOne. Ensure all training is attended to ensure proficiency when using the system Undertake risk assessments prior to undertaking home visits Implement plans of care using evidence-based criterion to rationalise professional decisions and actions. Monitor progress and adapt plans to maximise health benefits for client Signpost and refer to other specialist services for support and intervention Use a range of skills to communicate taking account of culture, ethnicity, language, disabilities, developmental age and environmental setting Be aware of childrens safeguarding policy and procedure. Ensure mandatory safeguarding training is up to date. Attend all teaching and supervision sessions to remain compliant with local and trust policy and guidance Actively participate in team discussions and help to support service development and projects Be responsible for revalidation and maintaining up to date and accurate registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct Takes responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining professional knowledge and competence in line with personal development plan agreed at supervision and annual appraisal Ensure all mandatory training is updated annually or as specified, including attendance at service specific training as per local schedule Monitor own practice to ensure specialist knowledge is maintained through further education, study days, experiential learning and that practice is evidence base Recognise personal distress when highly emotive or unpredictable circumstances arise and seek support and advice from colleagues, management team and / or Trust provided services as preferred Consistently practice as a role model and contribute to creating and maintaining a high performing team

We are looking for a committed and dynamic experienced nurse including those from a deputy management background, to provide leadership and clinical direction on Ward C7W at Royal Gwent Hospital.

The successful candidate will have a passion for person centred care and will lead a dedicated Elective Orthopaedic ward

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of sound clinical leadership and will have a value base that is person centred and in line with current evidenced based practice.

They will be able to work alongside and support an inpatient multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, person centred care aimed at maintaining independence and personhood. They will have excellent communication skills and have a passion for innovation and problem solving.

C7W are looking for someone who takes pride in their role, has a passion for improving systems and ways of working in a collaborative approach.

The ward is a 30 bedded Elective Orthopaedic Ward .

The ward has a friendly, caring and experienced team who have a passion for providing excellent care for their service users.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.

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.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Mar 2024

We are recruiting 111 / 999 Health Advisors to join #TeamIOWNHS working on both full-time permanent contracts

Working from our Emergency Operations Centre you will be the first line of support for people calling 111 or 999 who need help or advice. This is an incredibly rewarding role that allows you to really make a difference to our callers lives.

You do not need to have previous experience in health care, we are looking for qualities that ensure our staff are excellent communicators, able to remain calm and have the personal resilience to work in a high-pressured environment to deliver safe and effective care.

Once training is completed, you will join the team full time working shifts on a rota which will include days nights weekends and bank holidays. Applicants will need to be at least 18 years old due to the night working element of the role.

The role attracts an unsocial hours allowance which could potentially increase the salary to £25k per annum.

Please note that successful applicants will be working for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust but calls may be taken in collaboration with other local ambulance services.

If you have any additional queries about this role please contact iownt.Ambulance-hdm@nhs.net or the Hub Duty Manager on 01983 232232

Apply to be part of our team today.

Health Advisors are responsible for providing efficient management of emergency, urgent and non-urgent calls from patients and healthcare professionals. This will involve triaging patients using the National Clinical Decision Support system appropriately to direct the patient to the correct service.

The comprehensive training and mentoring programme will equip you with valuable skills for the 111/999 Health Advisor role. There will be 3 - 4 weeks classroom-based training to include using the Pathways Clinical support system, communication and negotiating skills. The Pathways course includes 3 assessments which must all be passed to progress on to the next stage. You must attend every training day. The classroom based training will be followed by mentoring for approximately 5 weeks before returning to the classroom for 2 days with a final assessment before sign off as a qualified Health Advisor.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Job Purpose

To provide efficient management of calls from patients and healthcare professionals with emergency, urgent and non-urgent healthcare needs.

This will involve triaging patients using the Clinical Decision Support system appropriately to direct the patient to the correct service.

Job Statement


• To work as an integral part of the Integrated Urgent Care Team actively contributing to service improvements where appropriate.
• To have knowledge of facts, principles, processes and general concepts to carry out a range of duties.
• Receive requests for assistance, treatment or care from the public, healthcare practitioners and/or other professionals.
• Interact with individuals using telecommunications, answering the calls in an efficient and courteous manner using organisational standards and protocols. Triaging patient calls using the appropriate Clinical Decision Support System ( CDSS).
• Accurately record, check or amend details on the call logging computer system.
• Communicate effectively in a healthcare environment with colleagues as well as callers to the IUC/NHS 111 and 999 services
• Deal with direct requests for assistance, care or treatment using existing protocols and/or guidelines, by signposting patients to the appropriate care/service.
• Take appropriate action based on information received and disposition arrived at from CDSS
• Appropriately respond to significant changes in a patient’s condition and involve recognition and response to emergency situations
• Support the safeguarding of individuals as per local protocols and standards in ways which support rights, inclusion and wellbeing of individuals to keep themselves safe.
• Actively contribute to service improvements where appropriate
• Undertake coaching or mentoring with new healthcare advisors to support them and their use of CDSS and assisting new members of staff.


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Apr 2024

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Job Purpose To provide efficient management of calls from patients and healthcare professionals with emergency, urgent and non-urgent healthcare needs. This will involve triaging patients using the Clinical Decision Support system appropriately to direct the patient to the correct service. Job Statement To work as an integral part of the Integrated Urgent Care Team actively contributing to service improvements where appropriate. To have knowledge of facts, principles, processes and general concepts to carry out a range of duties. Receive requests for assistance, treatment or care from the public, healthcare practitioners and/or other professionals. Interact with individuals using telecommunications, answering the calls in an efficient and courteous manner using organisational standards and protocols. Triaging patient calls using the appropriate Clinical Decision Support System ( CDSS). Accurately record, check or amend details on the call logging computer system. Communicate effectively in a healthcare environment with colleagues as well as callers to the IUC/NHS 111 and 999 services Deal with direct requests for assistance, care or treatment using existing protocols and/or guidelines, by signposting patients to the appropriate care/service. Take appropriate action based on information received and disposition arrived at from CDSS Appropriately respond to significant changes in a patients condition and involve recognition and response to emergency situations Support the safeguarding of individuals as per local protocols and standards in ways which support rights, inclusion and wellbeing of individuals to keep themselves safe. Actively contribute to service improvements where appropriate Undertake coaching or mentoring with new healthcare advisors to support them and their use of CDSS and assisting new members of staff.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for 2 motivated enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our Ophthalmology unit. The ophthalmology unit provides outpatient, Theatre and Inpatient services but you will primarily be providing care in the outpatient department at the Royal Gwent Hospital and its satellite clinics on other ABUHB sites. Ability to travel to geographic sites to deliver service requirements is essential.

In order to develop the necessary specialist skills required of this post the successful applicant will complete the competency based framework and have access to the ophthalmology educational programme.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be reliable, hardworking and work well within a team. The applicant must be a registered nurse. The ideal candidate must be expected to demonstrate commitment to their own personal development and show keen interest in the future development of the profession and ophthalmology services.

The vacancies are full-time.

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

Job Summary/Job Purpose:

The post holder is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidenced-based nursing care, working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

To contribute to the smooth running of the department in terms of taking charge of the department in the absence of the department manager and deputy, assisting in all clinical areas as required.

To participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.

To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

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.

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.



Specific clinical duties:

On completion of competencies to undertake therapeutic and diagnostic ophthalmic procedures and assessment including visual acuity and visual fields testing, slit lamp assessment, biometry, tonometry, imaging, bandage contact lens, punctal plugs, ophthalmic wound care and removal of sutures etc as required.

Undertake venepuncture and cannulation

Administer Fluorescein treatment and manage Fluorescein Angiography clinics.

Complete required mandatory and statutory training including dementia awareness and carers measures.






This advert closes on Monday 25 Mar 2024

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner within the AMD / Nurse Practitioner Team .

Ophthalmology services are based at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport which provides a hub with care also being delivered to both adult and paediatric patients at multiple hospital sites across the health board, health centres and ODTC's (Ophthalmic Diagnostic and Treatment Centres) based in partner sites including high street opticians. As a speciality Ophthalmology sits under the umbrella of scheduled care and we are lucky to have a large dedicated ophthalmic nursing team comprising of specialist nurse practitioners, registered nurses HCSW's and assistants who work alongside a comprehensive MDT

Candidates should be forward thinking, have the ability to manage a team and demonstrate a sound innovative leadership style. The ability to demonstrate excellent communication/decision-making and motivation skills are key qualities. You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to developing others and providing/developing safe, quality care for stakeholders and relatives.

If you are dedicated to improving patient experience and committed to providing a professional positive working environment for staff then this specialised clinical area will give you great job satisfaction, whilst also challenging and develop your skills.

The main duties of the job include to assess, develop, implement and evaluate appropriate programs of care and treatment for patients requiring specialist ophthalmic services including emergency care, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and pre-operative assessment.

To undertake intra-ocular injections of anti-VEGF agents as directed by Royal College of Ophthalmologists / NMC guidelines.

To contribute to the smooth running of the department in terms of taking charge in the absence of Outpatients Manager/ Deputy.

To promote evidence based practice and act as an accountable role model and clinical expert.

To act in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

We will support your educational and professional development requirements being channelled through your professional development plan in line with the national KSF framework.

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

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.



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


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Mar 2024