Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Lead SDEC

Job summary

Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)

Band 7 Department Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Lead

An exciting opportunity has become available for a passionate enthusiastic skilled nurse leader to lead the nursing team of a modern new SDEC unit within the Grange University Hospital. The SDEC will be a fast-paced area providing safe and effective care for medical and surgical patients who receive their care, investigations and treatments on the same day.

Main duties of the job

As the lead you will have a strong commitment to excellence in patient care and a high level of communication skills, as you will act as the interface between patients and other healthcare professionals.

The successful applicant will be pivotal in developing the nursing team to work in this fresh new concept with ABUHB. You will be the nursing voice within a large multi-disciplinary team. The Lead will have the ability to motivate and develop your team ensuring they are equipped with the skills and knowledge required to care for their patients.

Leadership skills and acute assessment skills are essential for this post. If you are looking for a challenge in developing a new service to serve the community of our Health Board this is the post. You will be fully supported by the Senior Nurse team in starting and developing the service

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

About us

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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.