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Job summary

Main area
Maxillofacial
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5 pm. Some evenings and weekends may be required.)
Job ref
110-NMR270-0625
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
PCH & RGH
Town
Merthyr Tydfil & Llantrisant
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Deputy Department Manager

Band 6

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 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a Deputy Manager in the busy Maxillofacial Outpatient Departments at CTMUHB has arisen due to the retirement of the current postholder

The successful candidate will work Monday - Friday, 9.00am- 5.00pm (although some evenings and weekends may be required). 

The post is split between the departments at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil and the Royal Glamorgan Hospital at Llantrisant, supporting the Band 7 in supervising and managing the Nursing team of Registered General Nurses, Registered Dental Nurses and Health Care Support Workers.  

They will work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff and will be expected to deputise for the Department Manager in their absence

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the provision of health care to the people of  Cwm Taf Morgannwg with the responsibility for assessment of care need and the delivery and evaluation of skilled professional care. 

Up to date Maxillofacial  experience is essential, along with experience of working as a Band 5 nurse. 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Duties include :

Day to day  management of oral surgery, orthodontic, restorative and prosthodontic clinics

Deputise in the absence of the nurse manager

Manage own clinical workload

Act as clinical lead for the department

Act as clinical supervisor/mentor to qualified/unqualified staff and students

Provide basic HR  advice

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 and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Current registration with NMC.
  • In depth specialist knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices within the speciality
Desirable criteria
  • Basic or Higher Degree or studying for same.
  • Registered on the General Dental Council Register
  • Teaching/Assessing Module.
  • Management Module

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate experience of working within relevant clinical setting
  • Managing people
Desirable criteria
  • Maxillofacial Ward Experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • I.T. skills.
  • Presentation skills
  • Sound understanding of clinical supervision.
  • In-depth knowledge of clinical field working in
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills – verbal and written
  • Team player
Desirable criteria
  • Change management
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant policy guidance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sue Jones
Job title
Department Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01685 728332
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