Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 7 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse within Integrated Medicine at UHW.

C7 is an 19 bedded Endocrinology Ward and Heulwen North is a 14 bedded Infectious Diseases Ward.

All applications accepted from Full or Part Time applicants. There are options for a Hybrid full time Ward Manager to cover both areas or part time options to cover each area individually.

Please contact:

Elinor Gerrard, Senior Nurse (Elinor.Gerrard@wales.nhs.uk) with any queries regarding the role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the care of the patients within the ward, being of high quality whilst ensuring effective planning and implementation of care needs, in line with available resources. The role requires the successful candidate to be able to manage both clinical and managerially and demonstrate an ability to work well amongst an MDT and who has strong verbal and written communication skills and high ethical standards.

This post requires a motivated, dynamic and innovative leader. As a Ward Manager you will be leading and supporting your team through challenging times.

The successful candidate should have good clinical and managerial knowledge and skills. They will need to have a passion for excellence and be a role model to the existing team ensuring the UHB Values and Behaviours are embedded. They must be flexible, approachable, compassionate and able to manage their time effectively. The candidate should have a proven history of providing supervision to nursing staff.

The successful candidate will receive support in their new role; this will be provided by the lead and senior nurses. We are committed to the development of all our staff and supportive of further personal development

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.