Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Tredegar

Main area Primary Care & Community Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 10 months (10 months from start date due to the needs of the service) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hours shifts) Job ref 040-NMR373-1126

Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site VITCC centre, Town Tredegar Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

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Job overview

• The core role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be to autonomously examine, diagnose and treat patients.
• This is a fixed term contract for 10 months.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with and support members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery, development and management of complex health and social care issues as required across Gwent Rapid Frailty Response services. In particular they will be responsible for ensuring the timely provision of a high standard of nursing assessment, advice, planning, implementation, training support and evaluation of care taking into account the social context in which a person lives. They will therefore be engaged in the planning and delivery of collaborative health and social care across community and hospital settings as appropriate.
• To promote evidence-based practice and act as an accountable role model.
• Ensure patient pathway is effective and timely.
• The advanced practitioner will be responsible for the provision of effective, efficient and appropriate high quality nursing care.
• Act at all times in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners are highly experienced and educated members of the care team who are able to diagnose and treat healthcare needs or refer to an appropriate practitioner if required’ NMC definition (2005)

Main duties of the job

• The post holder practices advanced nursing within the Framework for Advanced Practice in Wales 2010. Core service delivery is covered by four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Management and Leadership, Education and Research.
• The post holder is expected to monitor standards of nursing care, patient experience and patient safety and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them.
• Ensuring that all delegated activities are in line with the NLIAH (2010) All Wales Guidelines for Delegation and/or HEIW Frameworks.
• The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

This post is fixed term for 10 months.

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

Working for our organisation

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 specialty 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 Wellbeing 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.

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.