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Job summary

Main area
Community Outpatients
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
Job ref
100-NMR566-1124
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Aberaeron Integrated Care Centre
Town
Aberaeron
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/12/2024 23:59
Interview date
09/12/2024

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Sister / Charge Nurse

Band 6

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


 

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Registered Nurse to join our Community Outpatient team.

Working with the Senior Sister you will help to develop and manage a team of band 5 RN's, Assistant Practitioners and HCSW's to deliver a variety of traditional and nurse led clinics.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic, organised Nurse who will possess excellent communication and change management skills, keen to develop new
skills and services delivered through an outpatient setting and who enjoys working as part of a team.

Provide day to day leadership to the team, playing a  key role in managing the environment of care and supporting developments as we expand our ambulatory care model.

To deputise for the band 7 Senior Sister in her absence.

The ability and means to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.

This is a full-time post however job share will be considered.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews will be held on 09/12/24.

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:

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (Part 1)
  • Current NMC Registration
  • 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 criteria
  • Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • Recognised Management Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate experience to support the diverse nature of outpatient work
  • Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of the NMC code (2015)
  • Experience of the wider nursing and healthcare agenda
  • 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
  • IT skills
  • Supervisory management skills
  • Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of co-ordinating a team
  • Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
  • Previous experience of leadership and management
  • Awareness of financial resource management
  • Awareness of financial and resource management

Language skills

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh speaker (Level 1)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCarer Confident -Accomplished - WelshStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Jones
Job title
Senior Sister, Outpatients & Ambulatory Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01239 801560
Additional information

We will welcome visits to our units prior to interview

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