Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced nurse leader ready to make a real difference? Join our Integrated Community Team and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care, shaping services, supporting teams, and improving outcomes for patients in their own homes and communities.
Applicants must be a Registered Nurse in possession of their Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (postgraduate) qualification. Additionally, candidates must either hold or be willing to pursue a relevant Masters qualification.
The successful applicant will manage and lead a team of community nurses, ensuring the seamless and safe delivery of 7 day a week community nursing care to a large caseload of acute and chronically ill patients. There is a minimum requirement for a highly flexible and enthusiastic approach to this challenging role as well as an ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
The post is based with the North Coastal Integrated Community Team based in Fishguard Health Centre, although the post-holder may be required to work across both North and South Pembrokeshire Localities to meet the needs of the Service.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for management of nursing caseload to include leading/developing core nursing establishment in delivering compassionate, high quality, patient-centred nursing care, providing fair, honest and measured people management.
Provide professional nursing leadership with support/guidance (in line with NMC standards).
Provide expert clinical advice/intervention on specialist complex issues within own field and undertake management/monitoring activities in line with legal/professional requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies relating to evidence-based practice.
Responsible for efficient management of allocated budget effectively deploying the nursing team, utilising allocated resources to timely raise financial expenditure concerns to appropriate personnel.
Ensure complex needs of patients with multiple pathologies and families are addressed in a sensitive/empathic manner including supporting the assessment/implementation/re-evaluation of continuing health care packages of care.
Work/communicate effectively as a member of senior clinical/nursing leadership team, collaborating with other Team Leads and Clinical Lead Nurse, including deputising for Clinical Lead Nurse when required.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 28/10/2026.
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 isdesirable 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
- Registered Nurse (Part 1)
- Current NMC Registration
- Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience)
- Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (post graduate)
- Bronze IQT
- Teaching/Coaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Knowledge of legislation pertinent to role
Desirable
- Recognised management qualification
- Recognised leadership qualification
- Masters degree in pertinent subject
Experience
Essential
- Proven and relevant experience at Band 6 within a community setting
- Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2018)
- Proven post-registration experience and evidence of coordinating and managing a team of staff.
- Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments.
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
- Experience in budget management
- Experience of effective staff management
- Experience of mentoring pre-registration nursing/midwifery students
- IT skills
- Good knowledge of information governance/data protection requirements
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Band 7 role
- Understanding of financial and resource management processes
Language skills
Desirable
- 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Fishguard Health Centre
Fishguard
SA65 9BT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Integrated Community Team Lead in Fishguard employer: Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Contact Details:
Hywel Dda University Health Board Recruitment Team
