Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse who is ready for a challenge The Surgical Directorate Nurse Management team is seeking a highly self-motivated registered nurse, with a desire to promote and develop clinical excellence in clinical practice. The successful postholder will join an established Nursing team working in the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 post holder will support the overarching Band 7 Senior Sister (Outpatient Services) along with Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse Main OPD and Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse for Max / Fax OPD. Each of the band 6 Sister / Charge Nurses will manage the aligned Outpatient area and report to Band 7 Senior for day to day Quality & Safety Governance assurances.

The post holder will work collaboratively as a member of the Outpatients team to ensure assessments of daily allocation of staff to aligned clinics and management of patient services

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Reg Nurse
• Diploma in Nursing or willingness to undertake
• Advanced Life Support or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Degree in Nursing or relevant clinical/professional subject
• Management Qualification
• Alert, Raat, APLS,PLS

Experience

Essential

• Significant post reg experience at band 5
• Experience within an appropriate orthopaedic clinical area

Desirable

• experience of undertaking audit work and standard setting

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of good ward organisational skills
• Problem solver
• Negotiate and communicate with patients and members of MDT team
• IT Skills email, word, myddryn, oracle, TPATH

Desirable

• Advanced clinical skills - venepuncture, phlebotomy, ECG
• adapt and propose change in working situation

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of knowledge and appliaction of consent, data protection, patient confiedniatilty
• Evidence of local policies and procedures and guidelines

Desirable

• Interview and appraisal process
• knowledge of management theories

Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

Wrexham Maelor Hospital - Orthopaedic Outpatient Department

Wrexham

LL13 7TD

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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