Emergency Department Unit Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the management team in the Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Wales. We are looking for a Band 7 Unit Manager to join the team and manage the Emergency Department. The Emergency Department is one of three departments that make up the Emergency and Acute Medicine Directorate.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, kind and adaptable manager. The successful candidate needs to be friendly and passionate about staff experience and wellbeing. As Unit Manager you should have experience in leadership, clinical governance, HR, Clinical Incidents and Concerns and also financial scrutiny. You also must be a Registered Nurse. The Unit Manager is a key member in the management team and will be expected to work closely alongside the other two Acute Medicine Unit Managers, Paediatric Unit Manager and also the Band 7 Team Leaders of the Emergency Department.

This post offers huge potential for further developing your leadership and management skills in a challenging but supportive setting. The successful candidate will need to confidently manage and provide strong leadership.

Main duties of the job

Exercise 24-hour accountability for the management of the ward providing fair, honest and measured people management.

Be responsible for the efficient management of the ward/clinical area budget, effectively deploying the nursing team and utilising the allocated resources and raising any financial expenditure concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.

Work and communicate effectively as a member of the nursing leadership team for the directorate/service, collaborating with other Sister/Charge Nurses and Senior Nurse

Demonstrate the UHB's values of dignity, respect, fairness, integrity, honesty, openness and caring, kindness and compassion in everything that you do in the work environment and ensure that others demonstrate the same values.

For further information please see attached Unit Manager Roles and Responsibilities.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.