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 an Ambulatory Care Unit comprising 6 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.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Registered Nurse (Part 1)
* Current NMC Registration
* Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development / experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate diploma level study)
* Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
* Recognised management qualification
Experience
* Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
* Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
* Experience of working in a multi-professional 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
* Supervisory management skills
* Able to relate theory into practice
* Experience of coordinating 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
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£35,922 to £43,257 a year per annum pro rata
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