Job summary
- Main area
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 040-NMR365-0925
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llanarth House
- Town
- Newbridge
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Professional Nurse Advocate Lead Nurse
Band 7
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
The Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Lead Nurse is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who is passionate about facilitating supervision, training and supporting the health and wellbeing of their nursing colleagues. The aim is for every Registered Nurse to have access to Restorative Clinical Supervision from a Professional Nurse Advocate or Clinical Supervisor (CS).
The post holder will work alongside the nurse managers in Primary Care, Community Services, and Complex and Long Term Care to lead the strategic direction in respect of continuing to embed Restorative Clinical Supervision. This includes leading and coordinating the activities of the PNA/CS’s through facilitation of a peer support group.
The post holder will be a role model and ambassador to promote the wellbeing and empowerment of nursing staff and support them to deliver a high quality of patient care and quality improvement initiatives in the workplace, inspiring a culture of improved patient safety and patient experience.
You will be a visible leader, providing assurance to the heads of nursing that staff support and Restorative Clinical Supervision is being offered and delivered across the nursing services.
Main duties of the job
You will lead Restorative Clinical Supervision for all nurses in the Division, to support nurses to identify their own personal action for career development and quality improvement, exploring their understanding of personal and professional resilience.
The post holder will develop and foster effective working relationships across a broad range of teams, services and agencies and will ensure that the Health Boards values, views, policies and procedures are advocated and are represented at all times.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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
As a key part of the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales priorities the development of the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) role aims to
equip nurses with the skills and knowledge to deliver restorative clinical supervision to their colleagues and teams across the NHS; lead
quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care; and contribute to positive cultures of learning. Providing clinical learning
opportunities and development programmes.
The post holder will work alongside the team leaders, senior nurses and corporate nursing team to lead the Divisional services strategic
directives in respect of the PNA role to improve clinical practice and education. This includes leading and coordinating the activities of
the PNA and Clinical Supervisors (CS) roles through facilitation of Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) for all Primary and Community
Care Registered Nurses. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for delivering clinical supervision training for clinicians based
on the All Wales RESTORE Model including those employed by Independent Contactors.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters level Degree qualification or equivalent demonstrable level of qualification or experience
- Professional Nurse Advocate qualification or Clinical Supervisors Qualification
- Evidence of completion and delivery of student support and preceptorship, must have completed the Practice Assessor and Supervisor Training.
- Evidence of continuing professional development & revalidation knowledge and understanding of key guidance & principles underpinning the Professional Nurse Advocate role.
- Knowledge & experience of patient safety, clinical risk & safeguarding issues in practice & awareness of supporting legislation & guidance Knowledge of professional accountability.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in an integrated health role.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of delivering supervision of staff.
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship of nurses/student nurse.
- Evidence of creating and delivering educational programmes.
- Experience of working in a clinical patient facing role.
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
- Ability to promote, educate and be passionate about the wellbeing of colleagues.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of line management.
- Experience of leading, motivating and developing other nurses.
- Project management experience.
- Working with community development initiatives.
- Quality improvement training/experience.
Skills and Attribute
Essential criteria
- Ability to support, supervise, assess, and act as a role model to other nurses.
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most Appropriate interventions.
- Ability to influence and inspire others.
- Ability to build positive and appropriate working relationships with colleagues and maintain a high level of confidentiality and trust.
- Willing to learn new skills to meet the needs of the role.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with unpredictable nature of workload.
- Strong sense of commitment to openness and integrity.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Caroline Morgan
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Lucy Kings - [email protected]
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