Long Term Care Specialist Nurse Team Leader Carmarthen

The Team Leader will be responsible for managing an NHS Continuing Healthcare Team as well as co‑ordinating the systems and processes applicable to Continuing NHS healthcare. Our Long Term Care Specialist Nurses, who used to be known as Nurse Assessors, are also now providing support through a recently developed Long Term Care Pathway which entails supporting secondary care with the Continuing NHS Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care processes. This pathway is aimed at ensuring a smoother and patient‑focused transition from acute episode, through discharge planning and then Nursing Home placement. A full understanding of the NHS Continuing Health Care Criteria and knowledge of Funded Nursing Care is desirable although this can be developed following appointment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Scrutinising applications for NHS Continuing Healthcare against the criteria for funding, referring back to originator with any queries or issues.
• Attending case or review conferences to discuss new and current packages.
• Managing complex discussions and negotiating resolution as appropriate taking into account both the clinical and financial implications and risks to the client and the Local Health Board.
• Providing daily management to a team of band 6 Long Term Care Specialist Nurses on a daily basis which includes human resource issues and a reporting mechanism to the senior managers.

We are looking for a first level General Nurse or a Registered Mental Health Nurse with varied experience looking for this new challenge. The successful post holder will be an enthusiastic experienced nurse who has excellent leadership and communication skills and enjoys a challenge. The team of Long Term Care Specialist Nurses works closely with a number of other professionals. Hywel Dda University Health Board is a dynamic and innovative place to be and this role is no different.

The Team itself is responsible for the management of the NHS Continuing Health Care criteria on a Health Board wide basis as well as monitoring of people eligible for NHS CHC in care home environments. The successful post holder will assist the Strategic and Senior Operational lead for NHS CHC, and assist in policy changes and implementation. The base can be in either Carmarthen or Llanelli, but may be subject to change, and may require travel across the whole of the Hywel Dda area.

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 10/08/2026.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Essential: Registered healthcare professional, Evidence of professional development & life long learning to postgraduate diploma level, Degree in appropriate area of clinical practice, Postgraduate qualification at Masters level, or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: A management qualification.

Experience

• Essential: Experience of multi‑agency procedure and policies, Experience of inter agency working, Understanding of the independent care sector, Post registration experience at management level, Providing specialist advice to partner organisations and colleagues, Specialist knowledge and/or practical experience of caring for people with multiple pathology with ongoing needs, Specialist knowledge and experience in making professional judgments and care need.
• Desirable: Experience of long term strategic planning.

Language skills

• Desirable: Welsh Speaker (Level 1).

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. 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.