Deputy Lead Nurse Specialist - NHS EMPLOYEES ONLY

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Job overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS ONLY

This post is secondment for 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cervical Screening Wales (CSW) as a Deputy Lead Nurse Specialist. We are looking for someone with
an excellent record within nursing and with experience of cervical screening, combined with commitment and training skills to support the delivery of the cervical screening programme in Wales.
As a key member of the CSW clinical team, the post holder will work in conjunction with the wider CSW clinical team, CSW management team
and screening pathway teams to maintain and enhance the clinical quality of the cervical screening programme, by managing and resolving
clinical issues and queries, and through the education, support, and development of cervical sample takers.

For further details about the post, please see the job description and person specification.

Base to be confirmed depending on the successful candidate. Potential bases include Cardiff, Swansea, and Ewloe, North Wales.

Applicants must hold a substantive permanent NHS post and obtain approval from their current employer to undertake a secondment before applying for this position.

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The post holder will work with the Cervical Screening Wales (CSW) Clinical Lead, Lead Nurse Specialist, Cervical Screening Administration Department Manager and Regional Programme Manager to enhance and maintain the clinical quality of the cervical screening programme, by managing and resolving clinical issues and queries, and through the education, support and development of cervical screening sample takers. The post holder may be required to work across the Screening Division. The post holder will be expected to:

1. Make clinical decisions in conjunction with the Lead Nurse Specialist and act on issues relating to cervical screening

2. Work with the Lead Nurse Specialist to lead on the implementation of the cervical screening programme locally, including liaison with senior staff in Health Boards, general practices and the general public and coordinate with other teams within Wales

3. To work clinically and maintain clinical skills and competencies including sample taking

4. Be a point of contact for participant clinical queries

5. To act in a supporting and developing role with health professionals within the programme through education and training, including maintaining the educational course content, e-learning and attendance databases

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

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For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attachments for Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

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We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.