Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nurse to work within speciality medicine in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant.  The portfolio covers Medical Specialities services within the Unscheduled Care Group. 

You will require effective decision-making skills, the ability to challenge, work independently and in a team.  You will work alongside the Service Group Manager for Medicine and will support the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing in ensuring the highest standards of nursing practice and nursing development, by monitoring clinical governance and patient safety standards within all aspects of the clinical environment.     

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse for Medical Specialities Services you will provide professional  leadership for the nursing teams within these area.  You should possess significant relevant clinical experience at Band 7 or equivalent  or above and demonstrate a good understanding of medicine. You will need to demonstrate strong clinical and professional leadership within the Unscheduled Care Group, being a visible and supportive role model. 

In order to be effective in the role you will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of patient flow, management process, Putting Things Right and Safeguarding.  You must be able to demonstrate excellent  communication skills and have the ability to liaise with colleagues across professional and Organisational boundaries.  

As a key member of the Senior Nursing team, you will work closely with the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective patient-centred care.    

To succeed in this role you will need to inspire and motivate through good communication skills. You must be willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges, possess the knowledge, and drive to create and deliver the best medical pathway for our patents.      

Working for our organisation

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.