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.
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 with 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.
About us
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.
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.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* 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 multiprofessional environment
* Experience of running a ward/area/department
* Experience of working with preregistration nursing / midwifery students
* Experience of formal /informal teaching and of mentoring preregistration nursing or midwifery students
* Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda
* Supervisory management skills
* Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
* 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
* 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.
£37,898 to £45,637 a year pro rata
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