Cardiff
Advantage Healthcare
14 Museum Place
Cathys Park
Cardiff
CF10 3BH
Tel: 02920 225 793
Fax: 02920 225 321
E:mail: cardiff@advantagehealthcare.com
Welcome to the Cardiff branch!
We are a very friendly, caring and professional team situated in the centre of Cardiff and we are always looking for new candidates to join us. We have plenty of exciting opportunities available and we are always developing our business to ensure we can provide our candidates with the work they want.
So come down and see us and we will try our best to find the right work to match your skills. We welcome you to come by anytime for a coffee and a chat! 
Current Vacancies in Cardiff
Registered NursesAdvantage Healthcare is currently recruiting Registered Nurses for ongoing work in local NHS hospitals throughout South Wales including Cardiff, The Vale of Glamorgan, Newport, Abergavennny, Bridgend and Swansea . Various shifts available including days and nights allowing you to chose when to work to fit in with your other commitments. We are looking for dedicated and professional nurses for both General and Acute settings including A&E, Theatre, Neurology which includes Medical and Surgical wards.
Duties will include;
- Supervision of junior members of staff
- Assess patients, implement care, provide advice and maintain associated records.
- Carry out all relevant nursing procedures
To be successful you must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills whilst being able to manage difficult situations. You must also a valid NMC pin number and be able to supply clinical references.
Practice Nurse
Advantage Healthcare is currently seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their team in the East of Cardiff. Our client is looking for the nurse to work 3 days per week (preferably Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) from 08.30a.m. until 5.30p.m.
The Person Specification for this post is as follows:
ESSENTIAL
- RN with full and current NMC Registration
- Satisfactory Enhanced CRB Check
- Previous General Practice experience, including; Cytology, Childhood immunisation, Travel vaccinations, C.H.D, and Family planning
- Sound knowledge of GMS contract clinical requirements and recognition of the importance of accurate data/audit
- Proven IT skills
- Innovative, positive and proactive individual who understands the importance of the nursing role within General Practice
- A good communicator with proven organisational skills
- Ability to organise workload effectively and efficiently
- Enthusiastic approach and appreciation of the need for personal CPD and to recognise further training needs
- Prepared to undertake further training as required
- Capable of managing the HCA and ensuring that all duties are being carried out safely and efficiently
- Ability to fit into a well established team
- Ability to accept change
- Tolerant, calm and compassionate personality
- Reliable, flexible with good time keeping
- Prepared to register elsewhere if registered with the practice
DESIRABLE
- Telephone triage experience
- Minor Illness qualification
Palliative Care Workers
Advantage Healthcare is currently recruiting experienced palliative care workers for work within the community. You will be responsible for delivering care to terminally ill adults within their own homes. To be successful previous experience of caring for terminally ill patients is an advantage, you will need to be self motivated and be able to work on your own initiative.
Duties will include:
- Delivery of care according to individualised tailored care plans
- Adherring to boundaries, policies and procedures within homecare environment
- Documenting actions taken
- Ensuring clients are kept comfortable and supported in their home environment
These rewarding roles offer flexible shifts in order to fit around your commitments, but consistency of availability is required in order to provide continuity of care for the patient.
Registered Nurses x 2
We are currently looking to recruit two experienced RGNs. One to work as the Registered Home Manager and the other as the Deputy Manager in a General Nursing Home near Pontypridd in South Wales.
The home is privately owned and the owners are offering a very competitive salary package.
Candidates must have worked with the elderly, preferably in a Nursing home setting and have experience of supervising staff. It would also be advantageous if the Manager held an NVQ 4 in Management.
The positions are to start ASAP.
Paediatric Support Workers
Advantage Healthcare is currently seeking experienced paediatric support workers who feel they have the skills to work with some very special young children with in a variety of areas.
Many of these children have had a tough start to life and experience difficulties with autism, challenging behavior, development delay and epilepsy. You’ll need to have patience and feel passionate about helping to maintain an approachable and fun atmosphere whilst caring for the child. You will need excellent communication skills both written verbal.
We are looking for dedicated people who can deliver a high standard of care in both morning and evening visits and will be willing to provide additional weekend respite care when required. Yous role is to offer restbite to families whilst ensuring the child’s safety is maintain at all times, accessing and intergrating the child into their local community is an important part of your role.
Candidate Benefits!
Join us now and you could be benefiting from;
- Excellent rates of pay
- Ongoing training opportunities including NVQ2
- Exciting loyalty scheme - rewarding you for your hard work
- Flexcible working hours
- Weekly pay runs
- Holiday pay
- 24 hour support team
- Free* CRB and uniform
Training
We hold free training sessions for our qualified and unqualified staff and we also offer free NVQ training. We provide mandatory training in the following areas:
- Manual Handling
- CPR
- Food and Hygiene
- Fire Safety
- Health and Safety / COSHH & RIDDOR
- Infection Control
- Action on Abuse
Call the branch now to find out how you can take advantage of these opportunities to broaden your skills.
Branch operating hours
The Cardiff branch is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and operates an out of hour on call service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
