Job summary
- Main area
- Care of the Elderly
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 110-NMR280-0625
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ysbyty George Thomas
- Town
- Treorchy
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum, pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse, Care of the Elderly
Band 5
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
The post is that of a Staff Nurse and the post holder will be expected to undertake duties within Care of the Elderly patients within our newly created ward at Ysbyty George Thomas Hospital
Fernhill Ward/Dinas Ward is a combined unit of 58 beds, specialising in care of the elderly. Caring for clinically optimised patients and supporting discharge planning whether that be to go home or transfer to residential/nursing home
The post holder will carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are observed, and meet Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) requirements, as well as NMC Standards and Codes of Practice.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This means Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2). We don’t need fluency. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below.
Main duties of the job
Ysbyty George Thomas is continually striving to improve patients’ experiences and outcomes. This is a amazing opportunity to develop this newly created unit for the future within a calmer environment.
Staff are committed to your ongoing professional development and you will benefit from preceptorship and the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team, committed to the delivery of excellent patient care.
We are looking for dynamic, forward thinking and committed nurses to join our dedicated teams on the Care of the Elderly ward.
The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering high quality person centred care. We have fantastic opportunities for you to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in an environment which is conducive to learning.
We provide all new staff with an induction period, a ‘buddy’ nurse and the opportunity to join our Clinical Supervision programme.
We welcome and encourage all enquiries and applications for both full and part time positions.
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 and behaviours :
- 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, Knowlege & Experience
Essential criteria
- Active UK NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in General Medicine
Aptitude, abilities & personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Demostrates patient centred focus
Desirable criteria
- Welsh language skills Speaking/Listening Level 3 or above
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
- David Maggs
- Job title
- Ward Manager- Fernhill Ward YGT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
- Additional information
Justin Hughes
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