Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioners, Band 4.

Bargoed ward on Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is looking for a caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated and competent Assistant practitioners.

If you are a highly experienced health care support worker with a level 4 qualification, looking for an opportunity to secure promotion and work within a dynamic and forward thinking team, with a passion for patient care, then an Assistant Practitioner role could be for you

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is currently undertaking a once in a career transformation of how health care will be delivered in South East Wales and we have an exciting opportunity for you to be a unique part of our new and dynamic staffing model at the forefront of patient care as an Assistant Practitioner - (Nursing).

This is a innovative role which will be a key part of the ward team providing essential support to Registered Nurses and delivering direct patient care through enhanced skills. You will also supervise HCSW’s at Band 2&3.

You will be a pivotal member of a multidisciplinary team, providing high quality care to patients in our ward settings. You will support the nurses by providing clinical nursing support and enhancing the quality of hands on care. You will work without direct supervision, with delegated responsibilities from the Registered Nurse which could include wound care, blood glucose monitoring, ECG recording, vital observations and NEWS, cannulation.

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.