Staff Nurse - RGH CCU

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered General Nurse to work in our Coronary Care Unit which is a level 2, Cardiology Unit.

We are looking for an applicant with a keen interest in expanding their knowledge, skills and experience in cardiology nurse in a supportive environment.

The unit has 8 monitored beds and also supports remote monitoring from other areas in the hospital via Telemetry channels.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced qualified nurse to join the team of experienced nurses working in the Coronary Care Unit within the Directorate of Medicine/A+E at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge by nursing patients with acute Cardiology/Medical conditions.

You will be supported during your orientation and development. Ongoing support will be provided through clinical supervision, team meetings and development days. You can expect to have regular appraisals and a personal development plan.The post is part time. The post is rotational between day and night duty.

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.

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.