Staff Nurse

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The closing date is 12 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for band 5 nurses to join our forward thinking team in Acute Respiratory Medicine and care of the Elderly on Ward 3 at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. We are looking for highly motivated and committed band 5 staff nurses to work on our acute respiratory ward.

We care for a variety of patients with both acute and long term conditions including patients stepping down from ITU/HDU. We are a 28 bed ward offering non-invasive ventilation (NIV), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and specialist high flow oxygen in the ward setting. We also nurse patient's with tracheostomies, laryngectomies and chest drains. We have strong links with both the hospital respiratory nurse specialists and community staff to ensure best treatment and continuity.

We require enthusiastic motivated individuals who have the ability and passion to work within our friendly ward team. Acute Respiratory Medicine is continuously expanding its service and we require staff nurses who have the ambition to help drive these changes and help expand the service we offer. Commitment to undertake ongoing training and development is essential.

If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have these personal qualities and characteristics then this could be the post for you. Please come and meet the team and have a look around.

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

Main duties of the job

Leading/Managing Care (Within delegated responsibilities for a group of patients)
Assesses nursing care to be delivered. Plans, prioritises and supervises care within an allocated time frame. Delegate activities to team members appropriately
Organises and deploys staff according to workload, ensuring appropriate staff cover and reporting any deficiencies to Ward/Clinical Manager
Supervises the delivery of care to maintain agreed standards
Identifies problems and risks, decides on appropriate actions via a structured approach and reports promptly to other staff on matters requiring their input
Works collaboratively with the inter-professional team and other staff on the ward/department and with increasing experience coordinates care given by the inter-professional team and other staff on the ward/department
Ensures all emergencies, untoward incidents, complaints and grievances are responded to and reported in accordance with Trust Policies
Is fully conversant with all policies and procedures, including Major Accident, Resuscitation, Fire, Health and Safety, and acts within them
Contributes to the effective and efficient use of resources. Including safe use, checking, maintenance and storage of equipment

About us

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.

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum, pro rata'd if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

110-NMR034-0125-B

Job locations

Ward 3 Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Pontyclun

CF72 8XR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leading/Managing Care (Within delegated responsibilities for a group of patients)

1.1 Assesses nursing care to be delivered. Plans, prioritises and supervises care within an allocated time frame. Delegate activities to team members appropriately.

1.2 Organises and deploys staff according to workload, ensuring appropriate staff cover and reporting any deficiencies to Ward/Clinical Manager.

1.3 Supervises the delivery of care to maintain agreed standards.

1.4 Identifies problems and risks, decides on appropriate actions via a structured approach and reports promptly to other staff on matters requiring their input.

1.5 Works collaboratively with the inter-professional team and other staff on the ward/department and with increasing experience coordinates care given by the inter-professional team and other staff on the ward/department.

1.6 Ensures all emergencies, untoward incidents, complaints and grievances are responded to and reported in accordance with Trust Policies.

1.7 Is fully conversant with all policies and procedures, including Major Accident, Resuscitation, Fire, Health and Safety, and acts within them.

1.8 Contributes to the effective and efficient use of resources. Including safe use, checking, maintenance and storage of equipment.

1.9 Works collaboratively with the patient Flow Team in relation to decisions on patient flow issues.

1.10 Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care for area of responsibility for the shift. Delivers clear, concise records and handover.

1.11 Formally monitors quality of care for area of responsibility.

1.12 Manages own time and responds to unexpected demands in a professional manner.

Delivery Of Care

2.1 Carries out the assessment of patients identifying nursing problems and needs in partnership with the patient, and with appropriate members of the inter-professional team.

2.2 Assesses risks to patients which need to be managed in relation to their health and well being within scope of nursing practice.

2.3 To plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care for patients and with increasing experience uses an holistic approach and an evidence based approach.

2.4 Ensures that skilled care is given to patients and that all drugs and treatments are administered as prescribed.

2.5 Ensures the maintenance of accurate clinical observations of patients condition.

2.6 Ensures the significance of data relating to patients condition and progress is interpreted and acted on.

2.7 Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and updates care plans and goals to take account of any changing needs of the patient.

2.8 Contributes to health promotion and raising of health awareness with patients and relatives.

2.9 Ensures safe practice to minimise the risk of infection to patients and staff.

2.10 Plans discharge needs of patients from admission, ensuring appropriate involvement of inter professional team and other agencies in the process.

2.11 Assesses the learning needs of individual patients and/or relatives.

2.12 Instructs and demonstrates procedures to patients and/or relatives when competent to do so.

2.13 Evaluates the effectiveness of patient teaching and takes necessary action to achieve objectives.

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.