Staff Nurse, Care of the Elderly

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 our newly created ward at Ysbyty George Thomas Hospital

Fernhill Ward/Dinas Ward is a combined unit of 58 beds, specialising in care of the elderly. Caring for clinically optimised patients and supporting discharge planning whether that be to go home or transfer to residential/nursing home

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.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This means Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2). We don't need fluency. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below.

Main duties of the job

Ysbyty George Thomas is continually striving to improve patients' experiences and outcomes. This is a amazing opportunity to develop this newly created unit for the future within a calmer environment.

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.