Staff Nurse, Care of the Elderly (temp Fernhill Ward, YGT )

Job summary

The post is that of a Staff Nurse and the post holder will be expected to undertake duties within Care of the Elderly patients within Princess of Wales Hospital. The Ward has temporarily moved to Fernhill Ward in Ysbyty George Thomas Hospital in Treorchy.

Fernhill Ward is currently a 29 bedded care of the elderly ward caring for clinically optimised patients and supporting discharge planning

The post holder will carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are observed, and meet Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) requirements, as well as NMC Standards and Codes of Practice.

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

Main duties of the job

The Princess of Wales Hospital is continually striving to improve patients' experiences and outcomes (which is being continued during our temporary move to the Ysbyty Gerorge Thomas Hospital).

Staff are committed to your ongoing professional development and you will benefit from preceptorship and the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team, committed to the delivery of excellent patient care.

We are looking for dynamic, forward thinking and committed nurses to join our dedicated teams on the Care of the Elderly ward.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering high quality person centred care. We have fantastic opportunities for you to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in an environment which is conducive to learning.

We provide all new staff with an induction period, a 'buddy' nurse and the opportunity to join our Clinical Supervision programme.

We welcome and encourage all enquiries and applications for both full and part time positions.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values and behaviours :

• We listen, learn and improve.
• We treat everyone with respect.
• We all work together as one team.

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.