Sister/Charge Nurse Haverfordwest

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse within our Frailty Pathway. While the base post is on Ward 12 as Ward Sister, this role sits within the wider frailty pathway, meaning there may be opportunities to work across different areas within the pathway. As a key member of the team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to patients requiring support for frailty-related conditions. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic nurse with a strong interest in caring for patients with frailty needs. The Frailty Pathway includes AFU, Ward 12, and Sunderland Ward. There will be opportunities to rotate across these areas for defined periods, supporting both professional development and service delivery. Ward 12 is a 24-bedded ward with a friendly and supportive team, committed to delivering high-quality nursing care.

Main duties of the job:

• Promote a ward culture that prioritises the prevention of deconditioning by embedding meaningful, person-centred activities into daily care.
• Uphold the Health Board's values of respect, fairness, integrity, honesty, openness, kindness, compassion, and care in all interactions, and actively encourage these behaviours within the team.
• Deliver compassionate, high-quality, and effective patient-centred nursing care, alongside fair, transparent, and accountable people management practices.
• Provide visible and professional nursing leadership in line with NMC standards, offering expert clinical advice, support, supervision, and guidance.
• Ensure all care delivery and management processes comply with legal, professional, and organisational requirements, and are grounded in evidence-based practice.
• Foster a positive learning environment that supports the continuous professional development of nursing staff, students, and the wider multidisciplinary team, enabling them to deliver safe, effective care that maintains patient independence and wellbeing.

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.

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); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers. Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.

Job responsibilities:

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. 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: 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: Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience), Recognised management qualification.

Experience:

• Essential: Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty, Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015), Experience of working in a multi-professional environment, 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: Experience of coordinating a team, Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice, Previous experience of leadership and management, Awareness of current issues in nursing and specialty, Awareness of financial and resource management.

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Supporting documents are available on the employer's website.