Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-NMR286-0624-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prince Charles Hospital
- Town
- Merthry Tydfil
- Salary
- £51,706 - £58,210 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Senior Nurse, Acute, PCH
Band 8a
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
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are looking for a Dynamic and Compassionate Senior Nurse Band 8a to lead our Acute Children & Young Peoples Services in Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr.
The post holder will work within the Children & Families Care Group and is expected to work with autonomy to provide highly specialised professional advice to staff and colleagues for both Childrens wards and the Childrens Outpatient department in Prince Charles Hospital to ensure high standards of direct care delivery. This includes interpreting and implementing national policy and supporting systems for professional revalidation and performance management of ward managers that are accountable for quality and safe care.
The post holder will work collaboratively with other Senior Nurses within the Care Group and adopt a visible and accessible approach for the children/young people, their families/carers and staff. They will be expected to lead by example, empower staff in their personal and professional development, modernize care delivery whilst upholding Cwm Taf Morgannwg’s values and behaviours.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to work with autonomy to provide highly specialised professional advice to colleagues to ensure high standards of direct care delivery. This includes interpreting and implementing national policy and supporting systems for professional revalidation and performance management of ward managers that are accountable for quality, safe care.
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
- Current NMC registration - Child Field
Desirable criteria
- Research Module
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experiences
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of resource management implications.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant clinical experience at Band 7 or equivalent or above.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within health and social service systems, both at local and strategic levels.
Aptitude and Attitude
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective communication skills – verbal and written (report writing).
Desirable criteria
- Developing business cases.
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
- Gail Clack
- Job title
- Lead Nurse, Acute, CYP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766 465 361
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