Job Overview We are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of a team as we have a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and experienced nurse to undertake the role of Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. Your role will involve acting as the Nurse in Charge with oversight and management of the staffing and patient activity within the unit. Same Day emergency Care (SDEC) provides same day emergency assessments, diagnostics and treatment to patients to meet their clinical needs without the requirement for admission into hospital. Patients are referred from GP's, Emergency Department, WAST, NHS 111 and CNS's. Interviews to be held on 11/3/25 Main duties of the job Your role, requiring strong, professional leadership qualities, is critical to the quality of care, staff morale, and the learning environment including liaison with the unit manager, lead and co-ordinate a dedicated team and support staff to ensure the delivery of a high standard of nursing care. Your role as the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse requires you to assist in managerial duties, the day to day running of SDEC and supporting junior members of staff. You will provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, acting as a role model and supporting the Senior Sister in driving quality care provision forward, be responsible for standards of cleanliness in their own clinical area in partnership wit the Senior Sister and provide clear clinical leadership to staff, deputising for the Senior Sister in their absence. In the absence of the Senior Sister you will be responsible for the effective deployment of department resources including manpower, adherence to NMC Code of Practice at all times and ensure unit compliance with and application of hospital policies and procedures. You will assist in the development implementation and monitoring of Governance systems in the department relating to Risk Management, Health and Safety and Controls Assurance. 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 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, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest. Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire. Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion). Community facilities, including: 48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes. Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert. 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