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Job summary

Main area
Neonatal Services
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
100-NMR431-1024-A
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Glangwili General Hospital
Town
Carmarthen
Salary
£54,550 - £61,412 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2024 23:59

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Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Senior Nurse Quality Assurance Manager Neonates

Band 8a

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


 

Job overview

Are you a highly motivated, professional nurse, looking to progress your career?  Have you got significant experience at Band 7 or above?
 
An exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse leader has arisen within the Women and Children's Directorate leadership team.  Following the retirement of the current post holder, this position supports the leadership of the specialist Neonatal team across the South West Wales region.  
 
The successful applicant will provide strong clinical leadership and be a professional role model to nursing staff at all levels. Your role will be to manage staff and resources within the health board Neonatal service, ensuring care is delivered in a safe, effective manner, ensuring the use of current evidence-based practice and while promoting the values of the Health Board. 
 
Hywel Dda University Health Board has a relocation policy for successful applicants wishing to move to the area. Applicants must meet the criteria to be eligible which can be found in the Relocation Policy.

Main duties of the job

Reporting directly to the Service Delivery Manager for Neonates (and being professionally accountable to the Directorate Nurse), you will be expected to work autonomously, but in close liaison with the Neonatal joint clinical leads. You will apply your highly specialized knowledge to lead the operational team, and to strategically support the directorate leadership team in the delivery of high-quality neonatal care.
 
Working closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team, specifically Maternity and Paediatrics and other agencies involved in the delivery of neonatal care, you will ensure an integrated approach between nursing and medical staff and inter-departmental teams is maintained. 
 
Other responsibilities include:
  • 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:

  • Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
  • Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
  • 48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
  • Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
  • Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales

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)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCarer Confident -Accomplished - WelshStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

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

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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