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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology/Acute Medicine
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Secondment: 10 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
110-NMR168-0424
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£28,834 - £35,099 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Staff Nurse - RGH CCU

Band 5

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered General Nurse to work in our Coronary Care Unit which is a level 2, Cardiology  Unit. We are looking for an applicant with a keen interest in expanding their knowledge, skills and experience in cardiology nurse in a supportive environment.   The unit has 8 monitored beds and also supports remote monitoring from other areas in the hospital via Telemetry channels.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced qualified nurse to join the team of experienced nurses working in the Coronary Care Unit within the Directorate of Medicine/A+E at Prince Charles Hospital.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge by nursing patients with acute Cardiology/Medical conditions. You will be supported during your orientation and development. Ongoing support will be provided through clinical supervision, team meetings and development days. You can expect to have regular appraisals and a personal development plan.

The post is part time. The post is rotational between day and night duty.

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

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

 We live by our core values:

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

 

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed job description and main 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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse
  • Degree
  • NMC PIN

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a ward environment
Desirable criteria
  • Cardiac nursing experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills
  • Enthusiastic. Approachable. Good interpersonal skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christopher Pring
Job title
Deputy Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443521
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