Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Senior Nurse Speciality Medicine

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nurse to work within speciality medicine in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant. The portfolio covers Medical Specialities services within the Unscheduled Care Group.

You will require effective decision-making skills, the ability to challenge, work independently and in a team. You will work alongside the Service Group Manager for Medicine and will support the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing in ensuring the highest standards of nursing practice and nursing development, by monitoring clinical governance and patient safety standards within all aspects of the clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse for Medical Specialities Services you will provide professional leadership for the nursing teams within these area. You should possess significant relevant clinical experience at Band 7 or equivalent or above and demonstrate a good understanding of medicine. You will need to demonstrate strong clinical and professional leadership within the Unscheduled Care Group, being a visible and supportive role model.

In order to be effective in the role you will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of patient flow, management process, Putting Things Right and Safeguarding. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to liaise with colleagues across professional and Organisational boundaries.

As a key member of the Senior Nursing team, you will work closely with the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective patient-centred care.

To succeed in this role you will need to inspire and motivate through good communication skills. You must be willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges, possess the knowledge, and drive to create and deliver the best medical pathway for our patents.

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:

  • 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.

Details

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR307-0725

Job locations

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Person Specification

Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2)

Experience

Essential

  • Management role
  • Significant post registration experience

Desirable

  • Report writing

Qualifications

Essential

  • UK NMC registration

Desirable

  • MSc
  • Management training
Person Specification

Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2)

Experience

Essential

  • Management role
  • Significant post registration experience

Desirable

  • Report writing

Qualifications

Essential

  • UK NMC registration

Desirable

  • MSc
  • Management training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse / Nyrs Arweiniol

Joanne Thomas

Joanne.C.Thomas@wales.nhs.uk

01443443443

Details

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR307-0725

Job locations

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Supporting documents

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