Job overview

Are you an experienced and compassionate healthcare professional with a passion for neonatal care?

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our evolving Special Care Baby Unit at Glangwili General Hospital.

Our unit provides short-term intensive care, high dependency, and special care, with a strong focus on evidence-based practice and family-centred care. Recent developments include a new 4-cot Transitional Care Unit and a Neonatal Outreach Service supporting families in the community.

We’re looking for a motivated Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly, skilled team. You’ll work across a day/night rotation, delivering direct care including monitoring vital signs, blood sampling, and maintaining accurate records (e.g. WNCR). You’ll also support junior staff and student nurses, and contribute to safe handovers under supervision.

You’ll need excellent clinical and communication skills, the ability to work independently and within a team, and a sound understanding of safeguarding and information governance. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential.

If you’re ready to make a real difference in neonatal care and grow within a supportive, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Your Aim in This Role

To provide safe, effective, and compassionate care to neonates, supporting their families and contributing to the development of junior staff, while upholding the highest standards of clinical practice and professional integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver direct care to neonates, including:
  • Monitoring and recording vital signs
  • Performing blood sampling
  • Maintaining accurate written and electronic records
• Support the handover of care under the supervision of qualified staff, ensuring continuity and safety.
• Promote and maintain confidentiality, adhering to information governance, and safeguarding legislation.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with minimal oversight of registered nurses
• Actively participate in the teaching and support of junior staff and pre-registration student nurses.
• Contribute to a day/night rotation, ensuring consistent care across all shifts

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 06/10/2025.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services