Clinical Practitioner

Clinical Practitioner role working towards the 4 pillars of Advanced practice within Care of the Elderly Medicine:
Clinical - assessment/ diagnostics/treatment/ discharge/ complex communication with patients, relative and peers
Education - delivery of education, support and mentorship to MDT around frailty. Responsible for own development and education needs. Maintain live portfolio of evidence around Advanced Practice.
Research - carry out Audit/QI/service evaluation/ research in relation to practice
Leadership - lead on service change, contribute to key HB strategy development groups

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language., We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Practitioner to join our Acute Frailty/ Care of Elderly Medical team. The candidate must be working towards / willing to work towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Independent prescribing qualification. They will be expected to work autonomously making higher level clinical decisions for patients in ward based areas, acute admission services and outpatient frailty services. The post holder will work within the context of a MDT and will need to demonstrate robust leadership and management skills in the context of the role. Research and the delivery of education to a multi-professional audience will also be an expected part of the role.
We welcome applicants from Nursing, Physiotherapy and Paramedic backgrounds.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation
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.
We live by our core values:
+ We listen, learn and improve
+ We treat everyone with respect
+ We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.