Job overview

Our Consultant nurse led Minor Injury Unit is looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is experienced in triage.  Successful applicants must hold a valid Manchester Triage Certificate.  This post would also suit those emergency nurses who would like the future opportunity to develop into an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP).  Many of our experienced triage nurses follow this pathway.  

Our team consists of a matron, consultant nurses,  emergency nurse practitioners, trainee emergency nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, triage nurses, health care support workers, receptionists, plus ancillary staff and radiology colleagues who are an extended part of our team. Our service caters for patients with a range of minor injuries, patients who attend who do not meet the unit's scope of practice are redirected to major emergency departments, their General Practitioner or other primary care services. 

Main duties of the job

The role requires: triage assessment and prioritising care, redirecting patients to more appropriate services and supporting critically ill or injured patients awaiting emergency transfers. The applicant will be expected to: provide medicines under patient group directions, apply and remove casts and splints, manage wounds including suturing, record ECGs, cannulation and phlebotomy and performing point of care testing.

Applicants should have significant emergency nursing experience in a major emergency department or minor injury setting and be qualified in using the Manchester Triage model. 

Applicants must be prepared to work flexibly to ensure that the service is operational from 07:30-22:00 hours.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.