Job summary
The purpose of the role of Senior Nurse Manager is to provide professional leadership and management of nursing resources across the Unscheduled Care specialties.
This will include;
- Ensuring effective professional leadership to department managers and staff within those specialties in order to secure and assure the highest standards of clinical care;
- Ensuring the availability of the appropriate support services;
- Ensuring a quality service and maintaining a high standard of infection control;
- Providing accessible and supportive presence to whom patients and their families and staff can turn for assistance, advice, support and early resolution of concerns.
The post holder will be a credible leader and posses the ability to empower and develop nurses working within the clinical environment and be accountable for professional nursing standards.
At this level the post holder is expected to work autonomously and to provide highly specialised advice to colleagues to ensure that service, quality and performance objectives are achieved. This includes supporting systems for NMC revalidation, performance management of both individuals and nursing teams in their accountability for the quality and safety of patient care.
Main duties of the job
- Provide leadership and direction to all registered and unregistered nurses working in the delivery of Unscheduled Care specialties;
- Direct, lead and motivate nursing and other staff working within the teams managed to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, ensuring that activity is aligned to Health Board plans and strategies;
- Act as initial focal point for all concerns arising in Unscheduled Care specialties and for professional/operational issues that arise on a daily basis and be responsible for the management of nursing staff and resources in designated teams;
- Undertake coaching, mentoring, resource planning, standard setting, performance management and team and individual development to ensure a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence is visible at the hospital;
- Working with the senior colleagues to prepare bid documentation for any discretionary capital funded estate development schemes and equipment requirements;
- Prepare clear and concise analytical reports on a wide range of complex matters frequently making cogent and rational arguments based on one's own assessment of options and providing clear recommendations as appropriate to the case;
- Work within national / local strategy and policy and within professional guidelines, interpreting these to inform local policy development and improve practice
About us
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.
Job description
Job 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 27/05/2024
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/x04lWhkNerQ https://youtu.be/E9TggOBpXOg
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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Job description
Job 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 27/05/2024
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/x04lWhkNerQ https://youtu.be/E9TggOBpXOg
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.
Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 and current NMC Registration
- MSc in Nursing or equivalent experience
- Relevant post graduate courses and/or experience within specialties involved with the position
- Evidence of continuous management development
- Must have a recognised management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Must have knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Must have knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional pratice, complaince, standards and the wider NHS
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the role and its purpose of within the organisation
Desirable
- Improving Quality Together (IQT Bronze/ Silver)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice development
- Must have experience of an NHS acute sector middle-management role
- Must have experience of managing change
- Must have proven experience of clinical leadership at a senior management level
- Must be able to control expenditure to a budget and develop adequate controls for doing so
- Must have direct experience of major service and organisation change and knowledge of how to navigate a service through a successful change programme
- Must have experience of managing staff and working with staff Trades Unions/ staff representatives
Language Skills
Essential
- Must be empathetic to and supportive of the aims of the Welsh Language Act
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh/appreciation of the Welsh language
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 and current NMC Registration
- MSc in Nursing or equivalent experience
- Relevant post graduate courses and/or experience within specialties involved with the position
- Evidence of continuous management development
- Must have a recognised management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Must have knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Must have knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional pratice, complaince, standards and the wider NHS
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the role and its purpose of within the organisation
Desirable
- Improving Quality Together (IQT Bronze/ Silver)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice development
- Must have experience of an NHS acute sector middle-management role
- Must have experience of managing change
- Must have proven experience of clinical leadership at a senior management level
- Must be able to control expenditure to a budget and develop adequate controls for doing so
- Must have direct experience of major service and organisation change and knowledge of how to navigate a service through a successful change programme
- Must have experience of managing staff and working with staff Trades Unions/ staff representatives
Language Skills
Essential
- Must be empathetic to and supportive of the aims of the Welsh Language Act
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh/appreciation of the Welsh language
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
