Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Acute Care Mental Health

Job Overview

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 29/06/2025.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for secondment cover of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6, on Morlais Ward, based at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen. Morlais Ward is a 9 bedded acute adult mental health inpatient ward with allocated CAMHS inpatient provision.

We are looking for a flexible, highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team. Our team aims to provide excellent, person-centred care in an environment where learning and reflective practice are encouraged and fostered.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and to teach and develop other nursing and non nursing staff. This will involve the regular supervision and appraisal of staff nurses and undertaking a clinical lead on the unit in support of the Ward Manager.

Main duties of the job

Outstanding communication, leadership and documentation skills will be essential for this challenging yet rewarding role. In return support, training and regular supervision will be given.

The post holder will be expected to take charge in the absence of the Ward Manager who has overall continuing responsibility.

If you have the skills, experience and motivation to be part of our fantastic team then this may be the job for you.

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 07/11/2024.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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