An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a motivated, innovative, enthusiastic, and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Vascular speciality at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
The post holder will have expert knowledge and will provide strong clinical professional leadership in their role as an advanced, autonomous practitioner providing patient-centred clinical care.
The Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of the programme of care, without supervision, for all vascular patients requiring all aspects of pre-, peri- and post-operative care. To focus on the individual needs of the patient and work closely with all disciplines to ensure promotion of high standards within the unit by using advanced knowledge and skills.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the team, you will work closely with the Vascular Consultants/ Vascular Nurse, and Senior Nurse to ensure the delivery of high quality, efficient, safe and cost-effective patient centred care. The successful candidate will be expected to work within an outpatient setting, but occasionally review any patients across the surgical directorate, or patients that are outlying on Unscheduled Care wards. The candidate may also be required to work pan CTM, covering all hospital sites within the Health board. Due to the Vascular Network, with the base being University Hospital of Wales, there is an expectation that the candidate will spend time at the Vascular Unit in Cardiff, where there will be opportunity to partake in UHW ward cover and emergency assessment.
To succeed in this role, you will need to inspire and motivate a multidisciplinary team of staff, building excellent relationships through good communication skills. At this level the post holder is expected to work as a highly skilled autonomous practitioner managing their own work load and flexibly as part of the wider team. The individual must work across professional, organisational, agency and system boundaries to improve services and develop practice. They will participate in networks, locally, regionally and nationally.
About us
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.
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