Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-NMR173-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital,
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Ward Manager
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
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
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Ward Manager for the Paediatric Unit in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of high quality care to patients within the Paediatric Unit, whilst ensuring effective planning and implementation of care needs. Providing leadership both clinically and managerially, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills and high ethical standards.
The post holder will have 24 hour responsibility for the ward/department areas. This will include staff management, supervision and the responsibility of maintaining professional standards that reflect the values of the Health Board.
A commitment to delivering high standards of patient focused care is an essential requirement of the post, being a vital part of the team, and have the ability to demonstrate organisational and leadership skills. You will be required to demonstrate professional attributes, including diversity, dealing with change and be able to work autonomously and effectively within the multidisciplinary team. You will be supported with your own professional development and have the opportunity to become involved with many exciting projects being supported in your role by the Senior Nurse.
If you would like to be part of our fabulous team that delivers personalised care, which supports learning and promotes an open and fair culture, then please apply to work with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work strategically and operationally to promote the teaching, training and ongoing development of nursing staff ensuring continuing personal, professional and practice development is an active process within the paediatric unit.
They will utilise staff resources available to achieve high quality nursing care for children and young people and families from admission to discharge, and act as an expert resource for the nursing team and support them in the delivery of evidence based effective care.
The post holder will adopt a highly visible and accessible approach for patients, their carer/relatives and staff. They will lead by example and empower staff in their personal and professional development to undertake a greater range of clinical skills to modernise and improve patient care, including updates of essential training.
The post holder will play a proactive role in quality and service improvement, working closely with the Senior Nurse and be responsible for monitoring and auditing of clinical standards of care.
The post holder will deputise for the Senior Nurse as required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant Management Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Degree or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience in nursing/midwifery.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of paediatric nursing with an understanding of the relevance and local impact of issues and policy from the wider arena of the nursing profession and the NHS.
- In depth understanding of Safeguarding issues.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to analyse documentation
- Undertake Audit
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of nursing staff.
- Evidence of understanding rationale of CTMUHB policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action.
- Experience in auditing, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of staff recruitment, development and performance management.
- Ability to support staff during the NHS staff development review process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Davies
- Job title
- Senior Nurse Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443517
- Additional information
Dawn Parry
Paediatric Senior Nurse, Turtle ward, Prince Charles Hospital
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