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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA HEALTH BOARD
This is a Secondment vacancy until 30/09/2027.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to undertake a fixed-term secondment as Clinical Lead for a pioneering community-based Heart Failure Project within the North Ceredigion Primary Care Cluster, supporting the Cluster’s GP Practices and local population with the early identification and management of heart failure patients, helping our population to live well for longer. This is an excellent development opportunity for an aspiring specialist who is passionate about improving health outcomes for people with heart failure and promoting high-quality, person-centred care. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, professional support and specialist guidance to Primary Care Nurses and General Practitioners, working with individuals who have complex physical health needs. Working with operational managers and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting safe and effective nursing practice, clinical governance, professional supervision, quality improvement and service development. You will promote evidence-based practice, support staff wellbeing and contribute to maintaining high standards of care across the service. This role offers an opportunity to further develop your leadership skills, influence improvement, and help shape the future of Community-based Nursing Services within Hywel Dda Health Board, while implementing a pioneering community-based Heart Failure Clinic model.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA HEALTH BOARD
This is a Secondment vacancy until 30/09/2027.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to undertake a fixed-term secondment as Clinical Lead for a pioneering community-based Heart Failure Project within the North Ceredigion Primary Care Cluster, supporting the Cluster’s GP Practices and local population with the early identification and management of heart failure patients, helping our population to live well for longer. This is an excellent development opportunity for an aspiring specialist who is passionate about improving health outcomes for people with heart failure and promoting high-quality, person-centred care. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, professional support and specialist guidance to Primary Care Nurses and General Practitioners, working with individuals who have complex physical health needs. Working with operational managers and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting safe and effective nursing practice, clinical governance, professional supervision, quality improvement and service development. You will promote evidence-based practice, support staff wellbeing and contribute to maintaining high standards of care across the service. This role offers an opportunity to further develop your leadership skills, influence improvement, and help shape the future of Community-based Nursing Services within Hywel Dda Health Board, while implementing a pioneering community-based Heart Failure Clinic model.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- Provide professional and clinical leadership, support, and advice to Primary Care Nurses and General Practitioners across the Cluster.
- Deliver and oversee specialist nursing assessment, intervention, advice and support for people with heart failure who have complex health needs.
- Provide clinical supervision, reflective practice and professional support to nursing staff.
- Support complex clinical decision making, risk assessment and risk management.
- Promote best practice, clinical quality, governance and continuous service improvement.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary, multi-agency and third-sector partners to ensure coordinated and person-centred care.
- Contribute to workforce development, education, student nurse support, and the development of nursing practice in Cluster-based community settings.
- Lead and contribute to audits, quality improvement initiatives and service developments.
- Support the maintenance of professional nursing standards and compliance with relevant legislation, policies and governance requirements.
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.