Nurse Assessor

The main duties of the posts are to assess and review individuals with complex health care needs within the community., A vacancy have arisen with the Complex Care Team for experienced Registered Nurses (RGN, RMN or RNLD) to undertake the role of Complex Care Nurse Assessor, based in Mamhilad, Pontypool.

The role will require the post-holders to undertake in-depth expert / specialist nursing assessments of individual residents in nursing homes and hospital sites across the five Locality areas of Gwent, on behalf of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, to ascertain individual's eligibility for Continuing NHS Healthcare (CHC), Discharge to Assess and entitlement to NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) funding. Consequently, the roles will require the post-holder to facilitate the Multi-disciplinary Team assessment process, and to monitor the individual's changing needs and agreed packages of care within the homes.

The post-holders will promote collaborative and inter-agency working across professional and organisational boundaries by providing professional advice, support and guidance to both professional and non-professional colleagues, individual residents and their relatives / representatives

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 speciality 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 Well being 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.