THIS IS A FIXED TERM SECONDMENT POSITION UNTIL 31/12/2025.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
We are looking for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the team at Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. The clinical area provides local services for the children, including 6 inpatient children's beds, 1 high dependency stabilisation bed and a four bedded Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit, as well as Oncology care, Child and Adolescent Mental health services.
We provide an excellent service to meet the needs of children and families incorporating Family Centred Care. We are committed to the provision of high-quality evidence-based practice to meet the needs of children, young people and parents while ensuring we provide family centred care as close to home as possible.
Hywel Dda University Health Board has a relocation policy for successful applicants wishing to move to the area. Applicants must meet the criteria to be eligible which can be found in the Relocation Policy.
Main duties of the job
You will also be expected to co-ordinate the unit on a day-to-day basis. We offer good opportunities to accumulate paediatric nursing skills within a friendly, supportive and encouraging team.
A caring attitude is essential with good written and oral skills. You must be able to manage your time effectively. Hywel Dda University Health Board supports all staff in their life-long learning. Applicants need to be RSCN/Child Branch trained with relevant NMC registration and have significant post registration experience or hold the HDU qualification.
You can help make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Ceredigion - we can help transform your career. Hywel Dda University Health Board has an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious Children's Nurse Leader to join our Acute Paediatric Nursing Service.
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 10/01/2025.
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 description
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
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Current NMC registration
* RN part8 or 15 of the register
* Evidence of CPD
* Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience)
* Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development / experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate diploma level study)
* Bronze IQT
Desirable
* Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
* Recognised management qualification
* EPLS/APLS/PALS
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of research and audit
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
* Participation in recruitment and selection
* Participation in IPR
* Previous experience of leadership and management
* Experience of coordinating a team
* Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
* Aware of current issues in nursing and specialty
* Aware of financial and resource management
Desirable
* Previous experience of research and audit
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
* Participation in recruitment and selection
* Participation in IPR
* Previous experience of leadership and management
Language Skills
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Bronglais General Hospital
Aberystwyth
SY23 1ER
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