Paediatric Nurse Practitioner/Health Inclusion Nurse
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services.Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today.
We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.
Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
Cardiff and Vale Health inclusion service (CAVHIS) is undergoing a large-scale expansion. The CAVHIS team aims to provide bespoke primary care to various health inclusion groups. The CAVHIS focus is on delivering holistic preventative care, limited primary care, bespoke health assessment, public health screening across community setting sites and outreach clinics, the in-reach service and our CRI hub.
Reporting to the Band 7 Team lead of CAVHIS the Paediatric- Health Inclusion Nurse Practitioner (HINP) will work across the CAVHIS service, as part of the expanding nursing team. Providing primary health care to improve the health outcomes of the most socially excluded patient groups in the Cardiff & Vale area.The HINP will take a positive, innovative and solution focused approach to providing timely care for people experiencing poor health outcomes who present with varying health complexities. As part of the CAVHIS nursing team, the HINP will need the ability to engage in transitional change and service improvement working closely with general medical colleagues, nurses from other specialities and tertiary agencies, to encompass the best achievable health outcomes.
CAVHIS is currently implementing phase 1 of its developments and there is an opportunity for the right candidate to be a part of this exciting development in service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job- Complete Initial holistic assessment of new AS and Refugee arriving in Cardiff and Vale.
- Triage new arrivals when required
- Immunisation
- Public health screening- paediatric bloods and mantoux
- To work as part of an MDT
- Refer and signpost to relevant care/specialities/agencies where necessary
- High level risk management, risk assessment and safeguarding awareness
- To work as an autonomous practitioner when working with the CAVHIS team
- Ability to work with people who have experienced trauma
- Working with people where English is not their first language and using various means of interpretation
- A non-judgemental attitude and compassionate acceptance of others is crucial to our service.
- Working across health board and non-health board sites
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer.Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- As a paediatric Nurse Practitioner, the candidate is pivotal in the delivery of this care to families and individuals who present in the CAVHIS.
- The nurse will offer excellent holistic, person centred and trauma informed care. The paediatric HINP will develop and deliver intervention and act as an expert source of specialist advice to foster a culture of change towards health inequalities and injustices and advocate for accessible health care.
- The HINP will be dedicated, motivated, compassionate, adaptable and highly clinically skilled, they will have the professional confidence to work in an unpredictable and fast paced environment, they will have the ability to formulate high level holistic assessments considering all presenting concerns, create an excellent standard of risk assessment and identify any safeguarding concerns, referring to onwards general medical services when appropriate. Use a thorough and structured approach to gather and document clinical history considering physiological, psychological, social and spiritual needs and any presenting safeguarding concerns including public health screening
- Support an emphasis on health promotion and positive lifestyles as part of the public health agenda
Person specification
English
Essential criteria- First level nurse
- Experience of working as a B5 or B6 nurse
- Experience of working within a timely manner to reduce patient wait time and service impact
- Degree educated
- Evidence of specific knowledge and skills fitting with patient population
- Evidence of CPD
- Inclusion and non judgemental attitude - demonstrated
- Ability to complete holistic assessments and risk assessments
- Experience of following safeguarding policy
- Experience of working with people who have experienced trauma
- Minor Illness and Clinical Assessment Qualifications
- Experience of working with people who are socially excluded and have poor health outcomes/experienced health injustices
- Experience of delivering public health screening/immunisations
- Demonstrable service flexibility
- Knowledge and understanding of cultural and safeguarding issues including FGM, exploitation and trafficking
- Understand the correlation between poor physical/mental health and addiction, identify difficulties, promote good health and harm reduction, signpost to specialist agencies for further support
English
Essential criteria- Degree in nursing speciality
- Independent prescriber
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.
We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
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