Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nurse to work within Critical Care and Pain Services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. This portfolio sits within the Planned Care Group.



You will require effective decision-making skills, the ability to challenge, work independently and in a team. You will work alongside the Service Group Managers for anaesthetics, critical care, theatres and trauma and orthopaedics and will support the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing in ensuring the highest standards of nursing practice and nursing development, by monitoring clinical governance and patient safety standards within all aspects of the clinical environment.



As a Senior Nurse for Critical Care and Pain Services you will provide professional leadership for the nursing teams within these area .



You should possess significant relevant clinical experience at Band 7 or equivalent or above and demonstrate a good understanding of Critical Care. You will need to demonstrate strong clinical and professional leadership within the Planned Care Group, being a visible and supportive role model.



In order to be effective in the role you will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of patient flow, management process, Putting Things Right and Safeguarding. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to liaise with colleagues across professional and Organisational boundaries.



As a key member of the Senior Nursing team, you will work closely with the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective patient-centred care.



To succeed in this role you will need to inspire and motivate through good communication skills. You must be willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges, possess the knowledge, and drive to create and deliver the best pathway for our patents.



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.



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

Welsh Skills Desirable:

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health