Job summary
- Main area
- Primary and Community Care Group
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri as needs of service)
- Job ref
- 110-ACS336-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be confirmed on interview
- Town
- To be confirmed
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Wound Service Team Leader
Band 7
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, highly motivated and pro active Wound Service Team Leader. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Wound care gained through working in a specialist role in Primary or Community Care.
This will include undertaking clinical sessions and the operational management of the wound service, nursing team and allocated resources. The wound team lead will act as a resource to the wider MDT and community in providing specialist advice and support for the clinical management of patients
To provide a high quality comprehensive specialist nursing service for our population throughout Rhondda, Cynon , Taf , Merthyr and Bridgend.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for maintaining adequate skill mix/staffing levels within the team to ensure an efficient and effective service delivery to the practice population.
Be responsible for the line management, support and development of the Wound Service staff.
Responsible for managing the performance of individual team members supported by the PDR process, ensuring all action plans are implemented and evaluated.
Be responsible for the efficient and effective use and deployment of all allocated resources.
Participate in project developments within the Wound Service including assisting with the implementation of agreed changes to practice.
Responsible for the evaluation of initiatives by use of methods as discussed and agreed with Senior Nurses e.g. audit.
Develop, review and audit compliance to relevant guidelines/protocols.
To participate in the investigation of clinical incidents, critical incidents, complaints line with University Health Board processes and policy.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; 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 / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Nurse Prescriber qualification
- Provide evidence of both CPD and completion of core skills
- Mentorship
- Demonstarte working knowledge of risk management, safeguarding concerns and wider governance areas.
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- As a Band 6 Community Nurse
- Confident and competent in a wide range of clinical skills including complex wound management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within health and socail care systems
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
- Louise Walby
- Job title
- Senior Nurse for specialist nursing services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
- Additional information
Please contact via email
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