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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly-motivated individual with proven clinical and managerial experience to motivate, inspire and lead the nursing team in our Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF).
The SDEC is a new area, recently opened and the AMU has recently undergone reconfiguration in order to provide to our population with options to admission and treatment closer to home.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be responsible for the line management and supervision of all registered nurses, healthcare support workers and Nurse practitioners within their team. They must be a good and effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care.
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge and skills in caring for patient in an assessment setting, with a range of medical conditions whilst enduring mental illness, ensuring that both their mental and physical health needs are met. They must be able to ensure that the nursing and healthcare staff on the unit are providing care to the expected standards while ensuring an understanding and knowledge of all the relevant polices and regulations within this role.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Nurse for Medicine, to ensure and demonstrate the delivery of a high standard of care in a safe, compassionate, responsive, effective and well led environment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Grade 2
Essential Criteria
* Achieved Grade
Desirable Criteria
* Years Experience
Experience
* Achieved Grade
* Significant Experience
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