Senior Nurse for Medicine

Job summary

A unique opportunity has arisen for a professional, resilient, credible, and inspiring nurse to undertake the role of a senior nurse within the Medicine division. The base for this post is to be agreed.

The Senior Nurse role will provide strong clinical and professional leadership, whilst being a clearly visible and supportive role model. They will be professionally accountable for the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care and therefore the successful individual will take a lead in driving forward a positive culture of robust governance and quality improvement.

Main duties of the job

To succeed in this role, you will need to inspire and motivate a large workforce, build excellent relationships through good communication skills, and have a strong eye for detail and most importantly, for professional standards. You must be willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges and possess the knowledge and drive to create and deliver innovative opportunities for developing population health and patient care. As a key member of the senior nursing team within the Division you will work closely with a number of individuals, Head of Service, Deputy Heads of Nursing and Integrated Service Managers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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 speciality 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.