Job Description

An exciting opportunity for a nurse leader with experience in patient flow, to support delivery of safe, effective and timely care across the Princess of Wales hospital site and as part of the wider Cwm Taf Morgannwyg University Health Board team.



This role requires a strong role model for professional leadership with an open-minded, can do attitude to improving patient flow through a whole system approach. A highly effective communicator and team player will support the wider team to promote a safe and positive patient experience.



A highly motivated and confident nature will support the culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development. The post holder will actively support the organisation's ability to respond to change and continuously improve.



The Senior Nurse for Patient Flow will be responsible for the safe and effective use of staff resources on a day-to-day basis in accordance with need and appropriate skill level within the designated teams. Timely, safe and effective transfer of care/discharge.



Ensure positive patient experience, reduction in harm, waste and variation. This includes leading digital transformation and support nursing workforce to confidently work with innovative technologies.



They will support a culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development.



The Senior Nurse will actively support the organisation's ability to respond to change and continuously improve by fostering a transformative approach to leadership style and management.



Essentially, the Senior Nurse will support the delivery of safe and effective patient flow within available resources.

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. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.



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



Safe and effective use of staff resources on a day-to-day basis in accordance with need and appropriate skill level within the designated teams.



Timely, safe and effective transfer of care/discharge.



Ensuring positive patient experience, reduction in harm, waste and variation. This includes leading digital transformation and support nursing workforce to confidently work with innovative technologies.



A culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development.



Actively supports the organisation's ability to respond to change and continuously improve by fostering a transformative approach to leadership style and management.



Delivery of safe and effective patient flow within available resources.



Available for calls and informal visits.