Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department in Coity

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 to join the Emergency Department team at Princess of Wales hospital. The Emergency Department at Princess of Wales hospital is a busy department within a large District General Hospital. The unit consists of a dedicated paediatric unit, minor injuries unit, majors unit and an adult and paediatric resuscitation area.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide a high quality service and clinical evidence based care to our patient population whilst ensuring a positive learning environment for all staff. The successful candidate will need to have a clear vision for best practice and evidence of complex decision-making skills.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Leadership and organisational skills.
• A caring attitude with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to develop relationships across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Evidence of experience in the implementation of transformational change.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will be required to carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Provide leadership, mentorship and support and act as a role model to the team.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to, and staff within the Emergency Department (ED) meet the UHB requirements outlined in the Health and Safety Policy.
• The post holder will support the Senior Nurse to provide line management, clinical and professional leadership, advice and support to nurses within the ED and ensure the highest standard of nursing care is delivered to patients attending the ED.
• The post holder will have a continuing responsibility of the management and the delivery of a highly specialised service.
• They will assist the Senior Nurse in developing systems and processes to monitor quality of care, adherence to UHB policies and procedures, and clinical practice.
• The post holder will maximise the performance of all nursing staff within ED, ensuring effective structures for the supervision and direction of work.
• They will lead on audits for the Emergency Department, providing audit outcomes and reports to the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve.
• We treat everyone with respect.
• We all work together as one team.

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities:

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Person Specification:

• Extensive background with Emergency nursing.
• Evidence of managing a group of staff.
• Ability to carry out and interpret audits, and act accordingly.
• Experience of change management.
• Understanding the concept and importance of clinical governance.
• Effective teaching/supervisory and leadership skills.
• Staff rostering/allocate knowledge.
• Fully trained and competent in the use of the Manchester Triage.
• Experience of clinical leadership.
• Ability to produce written and verbal reports pertinent to the post.
• Extensive clinical knowledge and skills.
• Knowledge of the incident reporting system.
• Specific ongoing project and goals.
• TNCC or equivalent.
• ALS/ePALS.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B1) are Desirable for this Role.

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.