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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working. 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 top-up will be in place until the 2025/26 pay uplift is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time if filled through internal redeployment.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic, caring, and professional respiratory nursing team.
Working in primary and community care settings, the successful candidate will work across the health board, delivering safe, high-quality care to patients with respiratory conditions and/or requiring home oxygen, aiming to provide care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will collaborate with specialist nurses for patients with respiratory conditions and oxygen therapy at home. They will work both in patients' homes and clinics, providing safe, timely care closer to home, focusing on evidence-based practice and preventative health care. They will support other healthcare professionals with specialist nursing knowledge and advise patients and families with long-term respiratory conditions and oxygen needs. The role includes supporting pulmonary rehabilitation and conducting spirometry as required, along with supporting policy implementation and providing nurse leadership.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for safe, high-quality service delivery, with a patient-centered approach. We welcome applications from individuals with these qualities who are eager to develop professionally.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally encouraged to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We offer an exceptional workplace where staff are trusted and valued. We provide opportunities for career development, flexible working, and promote a healthy work-life balance. Our services include integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 with over 16,000 staff. We offer comprehensive benefits, training, and professional development, including recognised qualifications and management programs, occupational health support, and a Well-being Centre of Excellence.
Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and ensure high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to help pioneer innovative ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered General Nurse with NMC
Desirable criteria
* Respiratory-related module
* Spirometry certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience working with respiratory patients
* Knowledge of primary care and community services
Desirable criteria
* Experience undertaking capillary blood gases
* Experience conducting spirometry
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