We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time if filled via internal redeployment.
Job Overview
The Medicine division at The Royal Gwent Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with proven clinical and managerial experience as a Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. The role involves motivating, inspiring, and leading the nursing team to achieve high standards while promoting patient safety in an assessment area. This is a secondment post to cover Maternity.
NMC registration is required. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
* The successful candidate will be responsible for line management and supervision of all registered nurses, healthcare support workers, and Nurse practitioners within their team.
* They must be effective communicators with problem-solving skills, able to work under pressure, manage staff, and deliver patient-focused care.
* They will lead their team into ‘Clinical Futures’ and manage any changes required to ensure minimal disruption to services.
* The candidate must demonstrate knowledge and skills in caring for patients in an assessment setting with a range of medical conditions, including mental illness, ensuring both mental and physical health needs are met.
* They must ensure that staff provide care to the expected standards and are knowledgeable of relevant policies and regulations.
* The role involves managing a trolley Assessment Area, Ambulatory Care, and an Acute Medical Ward.
* They will work closely with the Senior Nurse for Urgent Care to ensure high standards of care in a safe, compassionate, responsive, effective, and well-led environment.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation dedicated to caring. We provide an exceptional workplace where staff are trusted and valued. We offer opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and develop their careers, including integrated acute, primary, and community care serving 650,000 people and employing over 16,000 staff.
We provide extensive benefits, training, and development opportunities, including paid mandatory training, in-house programmes, recognised qualifications, and management development pathways. We promote flexible working, support work-life balance, and have plans for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.
Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and provide high-quality hospital care when needed, including the Grange University Hospital, opened in November 2020, offering specialist and critical care. Join us in pioneering new ways of working and delivering a world-class healthcare service.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Management and professional development
Desirable criteria
* Management qualification
* Clinical Supervisor
Experience
Essential criteria
* Achieved Grade
Desirable criteria
* Years of experience
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