Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Decisions Unit
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 100-NMR253-0624
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glangwili General Hospital
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Sister / Charge Nurse
Band 6
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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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.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) in Glangwili General Hospital.
The Clinical Decisions Unit comprises 24 beds and a Medical Assessment Unit comprising 10 chairs. Patients with a wide range of medical problems present to CDU to be assessed and treated.
This is an ideal opportunity to develop new skills and gain a wide range of managerial experience thereby furthering your career. You will be expected to ensure a high standard of care is delivered for our patients and work closely with the multidisciplinary team within a positive and challenging environment.
You will need to demonstrate the ability to lead the team with a strong emphasis on keeping the patients at the centre of everything we do.
The successful candidate should be an enthusiastic team member and role model.
Main duties of the job
- To combine excellent clinical practice with day to day shift coordination.
- To undertake leadership and management responsibilities in support of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
- To continually support and work in conjunction with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
- To provide supervisory management and leadership skills in a clinical environment which is complex and pressurised.
- To work alongside the nursing team members, providing support to junior colleagues in the provision of direct care.
- To provide leadership and role modelling in the development and mentorship of new and other staff.
- To demonstrate the Health Board’s values in everything that you do in the work environment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 17/07/2024.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- RGN Level 1
- Current NMC Registration
- Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience)
- Pertinent post graduate diploma (or equivalent development/experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate diploma level study)
- Bronze IQT
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Recognised management qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience within speciality and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant speciality.
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
- Experience of working in a multiprofessional environment
- Experience of running a ward/area/department
- Experience of working with pre-registration nursing / midwifery students
- Experience of formal / informal teaching and of mentoring pre-registration nursing or midwifery students
- Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda.
- IT Skills
- Supervisory management skills
- Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of co-ordinating a team.
- Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
- Previous experience of leadership and management
- Awareness of current issues in nursing and specialty
- Awareness of financial and resource management
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carys Davies
- Job title
- Senior Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01267 248720
- Additional information
Visits are welcomed and encouraged.
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