Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a nurse leader with experience in patient flow, to support delivery of safe, effective and timely care across the Princess of Wales hospital site and as part of the wider Cwm Taf Morgannwyg University Health Board team.
This role requires a strong role model for professional leadership with an open-minded, can do attitude to improving patient flow through a whole system approach. A highly effective communicator and team player will support the wider team to promote a safe and positive patient experience.
A highly motivated and confident nature will support the culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development. The post holder will actively support the organisation's ability to respond to change and continuously improve.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Nurse for Patient Flow will be responsible for the safe and effective use of staff resources on a day-to-day basis in accordance with need and appropriate skill level within the designated teams. Timely, safe and effective transfer of care/discharge.
Ensure positive patient experience, reduction in harm, waste and variation. This includes leading digital transformation and support nursing workforce to confidently work with innovative technologies.
They will support a culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development.
The Senior Nurse will actively support the organisation's ability to respond to change and continuously improve by fostering a transformative approach to leadership style and management.
Essentially, the Senior Nurse will support the delivery of safe and effective patient flow within available resources.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't 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 isn't '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. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.
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.
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
- Safe and effective use of staff resources on a day-to-day basis in accordance with need and appropriate skill level within the designated teams.
- Timely, safe and effective transfer of care/discharge.
- Ensuring positive patient experience, reduction in harm, waste and variation. This includes leading digital transformation and support nursing workforce to confidently work with innovative technologies.
- A culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development.
- Actively supports the organisations ability to respond to change and continuously improve by fostering a transformative approach to leadership style and management.
- Delivery of safe and effective patient flow within available resources.
Available for calls and informal visits.
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
- Safe and effective use of staff resources on a day-to-day basis in accordance with need and appropriate skill level within the designated teams.
- Timely, safe and effective transfer of care/discharge.
- Ensuring positive patient experience, reduction in harm, waste and variation. This includes leading digital transformation and support nursing workforce to confidently work with innovative technologies.
- A culture that fosters empowerment, collaborative learning and continuous professional development.
- Actively supports the organisations ability to respond to change and continuously improve by fostering a transformative approach to leadership style and management.
- Delivery of safe and effective patient flow within available resources.
Available for calls and informal visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience to its equivalency
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience at a senior level
- Demonstration of ability to manage complex situations
- Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a patient flow team
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - verbal and written.
- Ability to build effective relationships with health professionals within the UHB and with external organisations
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience to its equivalency
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience at a senior level
- Demonstration of ability to manage complex situations
- Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a patient flow team
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - verbal and written.
- Ability to build effective relationships with health professionals within the UHB and with external organisations
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
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).
