Job summary
Are you a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Nurse looking for a dynamic and rewarding role? The Early Intervention and Prevention Hub (EIPH) offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by supporting people to access the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

As an Assessment Nurse, you will play a vital role at the front door of community services, using your clinical expertise and decision-making skills to assess individuals either via telephone or through home visits. You will help shape patient journeys by identifying needs early and directing people to the most appropriate care pathways, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and promote independence.

Working within a supportive and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across health and social care, ensuring seamless, person-centred care. You will also have the opportunity to work alongside the Hospital at Home Team, enhancing your assessment and clinical skills in a fast-paced and varied environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a nurse who enjoys autonomy, teamwork, and making a tangible impact on patient outcomes. You will be supported through robust organisational policies and procedures, with opportunities for ongoing learning and development.

Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post can be found in the Job Description and the Person Manifesto attached.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable . Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you're comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below for more information.

About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current registration Degree or equivalent skills. knowledge and experience. Evidence of Post Registration Study such as attendance at short courses, specialist training to Diploma level equivalency. Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Knowledge and experience.
• Evidence of Post Registration Study such as attendance at short courses, specialist training to Diploma level equivalency.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Knowledge of Primary and community Health care. Understanding of complex social and health need and how to assist in resolving them.
• Understanding of complex social and health need and how to assist in resolving them.

Experience
Essential

• Considerable experience as a Registered Nurse. Experience of inter-agency and multidisciplinary team working. Experience in making professional/clinical judgements and care need evaluations.
• Experience of inter-agency and multidisciplinary team working.
• Experience in making professional/clinical judgements and care need evaluations.

Desirable

• Community experience.
• Experience of providing specialist advice to colleagues and partner organisations.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Experience of completing in-depth and holistic assessments of complex health and wellbeing needs.
• Experience of leading and implementing change, clinical leadership and audit process.

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge base and experience and adapt them to different clinical settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Able to demonstrate effective management of competing and demanding priorities.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Problem solving skills
• Competent IT skills
• Ability to handle difficult and unpredictable situations and occasionally distressing emotional circumstances
• Able to demonstrate effective management of competing and demanding priorities.

Desirable

• Ability to collect and analyse data (i.e. activities such as audit) and apply findings to practice and service improvement
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above/B2
• Willingness to provide formal and ad hoc training and education to colleagues and partner organisations.

Other Role Requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel throughout UHB locality in a timely manner.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).