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Job Overview
This is a 1.05 wte Band 5 permanent post, various hours available.
Amman/Gwendraeth team are looking for a motivated Band 5 nurse to join the team. The area is partially rural so you would have to have good time management skills, be organised, enjoy working as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.
Job Overview
This is a 1.05 wte Band 5 permanent post, various hours available.
Amman/Gwendraeth team are looking for a motivated Band 5 nurse to join the team. The area is partially rural so you would have to have good time management skills, be organised, enjoy working as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.
Training will be offered as part of the post. You must have the ability to travel between rural sites in a timely manner where there is limited or no public transport.
Main duties of the job
The role of Community Nurse will involve: -
Catheter management
Palliative care
PICC Line management
Implementing the Nursing Process
Leg Ulcer Management
Wound Management
Venepuncture
Manual Evacuations
Management of drains.
Liaising With Primary Health Care Team And Other Agencies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 19/08/2025
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97
* community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
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