The post is that of a Staff Nurse and the post holder will be expected to undertake duties within a ward based setting at Prince Charles Hospital. The post holder will carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are observed, and meet Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB requirements, as well as NMC Standards and Codes of Conduct.

We currently have both part time and full time positions available and can offer flexibility with the part time hours available to suit candidates.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity is available for band 5 nurses to join our forward thinking team in Acute Respiratory Medicine at the Prince Charles 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 25 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.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• UK NMC Registration

Desirable

• Respiratory Qualification
• Teaching or assessing qualification

Skills and Experince

Essential

• Previous experience in the hospital environment

Desirable

• Previous acute NHS experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Demonstrates patient focused care

Desirable

• Demonstrates good teamworking skills

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Prince Charles Hospital

Gurnos

Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 9DT

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