Staff Nurse, Ward C3, Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
The closing date is 17 November 2025
Would you like to work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team who have an innovative and solution focused approach to patient care?
If yes?
This is an exciting opportunity for band 5 Staff Nurses to join our forward-thinking nursing team on Ward C3 in Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda, Community Hospital.
The hospital supports patients' rehabilitation needs and complex discharge planning. Ward A1 is a 27 bedded ward, with a mixture of medical patients.
Ward A1 provides a safe environment where patients can receive rehabilitation assessments, along with focused therapy to support independence before they can return home or to their new discharge destination.
Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda is continuously expanding its services and we require staff nurses who have the ambition to help drive these changes and help expand the service we offer.
Commitment to undertake ongoing training and development is essential. We offer ward-based training so you should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change.
We are able to offer both full and part-time posts within our team.
Knowing that you're making a difference to people's lives is rewarding in itself, but our role offers much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Be responsible for the management a group of patients, and occasionally take charge of the ward/department, and its resources for the duration of their duty.
* Be responsible for maintaining high standards of patient care
* Be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
* Be responsible for the support and supervision of junior staff.
* Be responsible for maintaining accurate, current, comprehensive and concise records concerning the condition of the client, in accordance with NMC Standards for Record & Record Keeping and the UHB's Patient Record Policy.
* Liaise with the appropriate Clinical Specialists i.e. Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Nurse Specialists, in relation to individual patient requirements and planned programmes of care.
We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate your passion and commitment to the provision of high quality patient centered care. You will be able to work as part of a large multi disciplinary team, demonstrating excellent communication skills and an ability to work effectively with the ward team in a very busy and fast paced environment to deliver excellent standards of patient care.
If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics we are looking for then this could be the post for you.
About us
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 15000 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
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. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
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.
Person Specification
Registration
* Live UK NMC registration
Experience
* Previous experience of working in a ward environment
* Taken charge of ward/department
* Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
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.
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