Senior Nurse for Professional Development Emergency and Acute Medicine

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Nurse for Professional Development within the Emergency & Acute Medicine Directorate (EAMD) at the University Hospital of Wales.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall responsibility and accountability for the education and development within Emergency and Acute Medicine. Additionally, they will oversee and manage recruitment and retention for EAMD.

The directorate consists of the Emergency Department and Paediatric Emergency Department. Cardiff and Vale UHB's Emergency Department assesses over 150,000 patients a year (450-550 per day). The department provides care for acutely ill or injured patients of all ages. As well as a large resuscitation and majors trolley area, the department also has a nurse led minor injuries service and a Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU). Cardiff and Vale UHB are now the Major Trauma Centre for South West Wales and the first of its kind in this region.The directorate also consists of Acute Medicine services such as medical SDEC, a large acute assessment unit, older persons acute medical unit and short stay unit. In UHL, a Medical Emergency Admissions Unit with an ambulatory and majors' stream.

Main duties of the job

1. Oversee and manage recruitment and retention across EAMD
2. Ensure governance and assurances are provided to the Lead Nurse EAMD
3. Hold overall responsibility and accountability for the development of education framework and training programmes.
4. Support the development of knowledge and skills in line with service delivery
5. Work with internal and external stakeholders
6. Translate national guidance into local actions
7. Support clinical governance including patient safety and staff investigations
8. Budgetary management of education expenditure
9. Provide Senior leadership and management support to all staff in EAMD
10. Support UHB policies and procedures eg; Capability Policy

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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.