Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Nurse Quality Assurance Manager Neonates
Band 8a
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Job overview
Main duties of the job
- Leading and overseeing training and education needs within the service.
- Ensuring the development and provision of competency-based training close to point of care.
- Responsibility for leading specific neonatal nursing practice development work across the Women and Children’s Directorate
- Prioritisation of professional and service modernization and development
- Work to improve the patient experience for all infants and their families /carers of Hywel Dda University Health Board.
All wales links:
- Welsh Neonatal Representation
- Various subgroups representation
- Working in partnership with Swansea Bay UHB Neonatal services
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 016/12/2024.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered on part 1 of the NMC register or registered midwife
- Evidence of ongoing dynamic continuing professional development within the specialty linked to demonstrable clinical competencies to postgraduate diploma level
- Evidence of continuous management development
- Assessing and mentoring qualification
- NLS Course
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters level in a healthcare related subject / or willing to work towards
- Evidence of current leadership course or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience as Senior Ward Sister / Charge Nurse or equivalent experience level in neonatal intensive care
- Experience of leading a service improvement, including complex change management programmes
- Experience of effective resource management
- Experience of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
- Awareness of the NHS Agenda at local and national level
- Recent experience of working in the speciality
- Experience of leading and managing others
- Experience of measuring and evaluating outcomes to inform service improvement
- Ability to critically analyse complex information and evaluate options to identify service improvements
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Williams-Davies
- Job title
- Paediatric & Neonatal Service Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07425 631656
- Additional information
Dr Prem Kumar Pitchaikani
Clinical Director and joint neonatal clinical lead
01267 227523
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