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Hywel Dda University Health Board
About
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 372,320 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.
Senior Nurse Manager Unscheduled Care
Accepting applications until: 06-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 06-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Bronglais General Hospital
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Postcode
- SY23 1ER
- Major / Minor Region
- Carmarthenshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £51,706 - £58,210 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Unscheduled Care
- Interview date
- 20/08/2024
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
The purpose of the role of Senior Nurse Manager is to provide professional leadership and management of nursing resources across the Unscheduled Care specialties.
This will include;
Ensuring effective professional leadership to department managers and staff within those specialties in order to secure and assure the highest standards of clinical care;
Ensuring the availability of the appropriate support services;
Ensuring a quality service and maintaining a high standard of infection control;
Providing accessible and supportive presence to whom patients and their families and staff can turn for assistance, advice, support and early resolution of concerns.
The post holder will be a credible leader and posses the ability to empower and develop nurses working within the clinical environment and be accountable for professional nursing standards.
At this level the post holder is expected to work autonomously and to provide highly specialised advice to colleagues to ensure that service, quality and performance objectives are achieved. This includes supporting systems for NMC revalidation, performance management of both individuals and nursing teams in their accountability for the quality and safety of patient care.
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Provide leadership and direction to all registered and unregistered nurses working in the delivery of Unscheduled Care specialties;
Direct, lead and motivate nursing and other staff working within the teams managed to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, ensuring that activity is aligned to Health Board plans and strategies;
Act as initial focal point for all concerns arising in Unscheduled Care specialties and for professional/operational issues that arise on a daily basis and be responsible for the management of nursing staff and resources in designated teams;
Undertake coaching, mentoring, resource planning, standard setting, performance management and team and individual development to ensure a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence is visible at the hospital;
Working with the senior colleagues to prepare bid documentation for any discretionary capital funded estate development schemes and equipment requirements;
Prepare clear and concise analytical reports on a wide range of complex matters frequently making cogent and rational arguments based on one’s own assessment of options and providing clear recommendations as appropriate to the case;
Work within national / local strategy and policy and within professional guidelines, interpreting these to inform local policy development and improve practice
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 20/08/2024
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
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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.
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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.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 and current NMC Registration
- MSc in Nursing or equivalent experience
- Relevant post graduate courses and/or experience within specialties involved with the position
- Evidence of continuous management development
- Must have a recognised management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Must have knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Must have knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional pratice, complaince, standards and the wider NHS
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the role and its purpose of within the organisation
Desirable criteria
- Improving Quality Together (IQT Bronze/ Silver)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of practice development
- Must have experience of an NHS acute sector middle-management role
- Must have experience of managing change
- Must have proven experience of clinical leadership at a senior management level
- Must be able to control expenditure to a budget and develop adequate controls for doing so
- Must have direct experience of major service and organisation change and knowledge of how to navigate a service through a successful change programme
- Must have experience of managing staff and working with staff Trades Unions/ staff representatives
Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be empathetic to and supportive of the aims of the Welsh Language Act
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh/appreciation of the Welsh language
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dawn Jones
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01970 635846
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