This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy until 01/03/2026.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
Ty Bryngwyn Inpatient Hospice is a Specialist Palliative Care unit based on the Prince Phillip Hospital site in Llanelli. The unit provides inpatient care for complex Specialist Palliative Care patients requiring symptom control, management and wider MDT input.
We are looking for a motivated enthusiastic individual with Palliative Care experience to join the team of dedicated nurses working within this speciality. This role is for a period of 12 months covering maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for professional and personal development within these challenging and rewarding speciality. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable nurse who is willing to embrace this environment whilst being able to motivate and encourage other members of the team. The team is very dynamic, eager to learn and develop and supportive of each other.
You will work with a nursing team, alongside consultants and the medical teams, various nurse specialists, physiotherapists and other members of the MDT to ensure a high standard of patient focused care.
Ongoing training will be supported in relation to the care of patients within this speciality and the successful candidate will be expected to engage in leadership for all aspects of patient care, staffing and service delivery.
Experience in this role is desirable but not essential; full training will be provided for professional development.
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 10/02/2025.
About us
The Health Board provides healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 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.
Job 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.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
1. Registered Nurse (Part 1)
2. Current NMC Registration
3. Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development / experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate diploma level study)
4. Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience)
5. Specialist Palliative Care Registered Nurse Experience
Desirable
1. Recognised management qualification
2. Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential
1. Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
2. Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
3. Experience of working in a multi professional environment
4. Experience of running a ward/area/department
5. Experience of working with pre registration nursing / midwifery students
6. Experience of formal /informal teaching and of mentoring pre-registration nursing or midwifery students.
7. Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda
8. IT skills
9. Supervisory management skills
10. Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
Desirable
1. Experience of coordinating a team
2. Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
3. Previous experience of leadership and management
4. Awareness of current issues in nursing and specialty
5. Awareness of financial and resource
Language Skills
Desirable
1. Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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