Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Nurse Outpatients
Band 6
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 19 MONTHS DUE TO NEEDS OF THE SERVICE
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Powys Teaching Health Board Outpatient Nursing Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, dedicated and caring Band 6 Senior Nurse to work across sites providing clinical leadership and professional support to teams. There are a range of specialties delivered at PTHB such as ENT, Gynaecology, Oral surgery, Colorectal surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, Rheumatology, and Ophthalmology
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The post holder will work 22.5 hours per week and their base will be Brecon Hospital. Please see the attached Job description for further information.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will combine excellent clinical practise with day to day shift
coordination and undertaking leadership and management responsibilities in support of the Senior Sister. You will continually support and work in
conjunction with the Senior Sister including deputising/taking charge of the
clinical area/team in their absence. The post holder will be expected to work Pan Powys as the service requires.
As a member of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will have
responsibility for the nursing assessment of patient care needs and the
development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder is required to co-ordinate the day to day running of the
Outpatient Department working alongside the nursing team providing support to junior colleagues in the provision of direct patient care.
The post holder will support the Management Team within the OPD including in the recruitment process, resource management and clinical risk management.
Working for our organisation
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
Did you know – Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 or [email protected]
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Detailed job description and main 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
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Bachelor degress or equivalent experience
- Pertinent postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience and a willingness to undertake post graduate diploma level study
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Recognised leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC code
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of running a department
- Understanding of wider nursing and healthcare related agenda
- IT Skills
- Supervisory management skills
- Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
- Appropriate experience within a speciality and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant speciality
- Understanding of RISK management
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of resouce planning and management
- Understanding of management of staff absence
- Awareness of current issues in OPD planning
- Previous experience of leadership and management
Values
Essential criteria
- Adaptable in work related tasks
- Able to work both as a team member as well as an individual
- Non-judgemental
- Enthusiastic and diplomatic
- Reliable, conscientious and punctual
Other
Essential criteria
- Up to date professional portfolio
- Ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to work a shift pattern which is complementary to rest of leadership team within the OPD with the aim of providing maximum visible nursing leadership across 7 days of week when required
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate a team and positively influence others
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Ability to respond/lead change
- Ability to delegate and prioritise clinical workload
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to create and work in a calm and efficient manner in situations of extreme workload
- Evidence of commitment to and understanding of mentorship/refection/clinical supervision
- Evidence of their own areas of clinical interest and contribution towards developing clinical practice
- Demonstrates a willingness to develop leadership and management skills
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Able to manage time effectively
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Ability to critically analyse research and apply to practice setting
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
- Judith Jamieson
- Job title
- Senior Nurse Manager for Outpatients Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 615654
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