Long Term Care Specialist Nurse

The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse from either Acute & Community or Mental Health background who is keen to develop their assessment skills further in working in an autonomous role within the NHS Long Term Care Service. This role demonstrates the importance of multi-disciplinary working and ensures that the successful candidate has a clear understanding of the policies and procedures associated with Continuing NHS Healthcare & NHS Funded Nursing Care and the associated financial implications as well as the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

Working with Hywel Dda University Health Board is a dynamic and innovative place to be. We have invested additional resource into the NHS Long Term Care Service and have implemented a new model of approach around ensuring person centred care. Having entered an exciting period of change we are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and patient focused Long Term Care Specialist Nurses within our Team who will be supporting not only the patients within the care home sector but also the staff as part of a Nursing Home Support Service. Our nurses are also now providing support through a recently developed Long Term Care Pathway which entails supporting secondary care with the Continuing NHS Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care processes. This new pathway is aimed at ensuring a smooth and patient focused transition from acute episode, through discharge planning and then Nursing Home placement.

The person we are looking for will be an enthusiastic experienced Nurse who has excellent assessment and communication skills and who enjoys a challenge. We have a team of Long-Term Care Specialist Nurses who work closely with a number of other professionals. The post involves working within the Nursing Home sector, assessing and monitoring individuals as well as providing training and support to Nursing Homes. Furthermore, the successful applicant will be reviewing and assessing patients for Continuing NHS Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care as well as managing MDT meetings relating to funding and discharge planning etc.

The successful applicants will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously. As well as assessing and reviewing individuals to ensure their identified care needs are being met and funding is appropriate, the successful applicant will also monitor standards of care within the Nursing Home setting.

The base can be in either Carmarthen, Llanelli or Pembroke Dock, but may be subject to change. However, you will need to be able to travel across the whole of the Hywel Dda University Health Board area as well as neighbouring counties.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres