Sister / Charge Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Registered Nurse to join our Community Outpatient team.

We are looking for a dynamic, organised Nurse who will possess excellent communication and change management skills, keen to develop newskills and services delivered through an outpatient setting and who enjoys working as part of a team.

Provide day to day leadership to the team, playing a key role in managing the environment of care and supporting developments as we expand our ambulatory care model.

To deputise for the band 7 Senior Sister in her absence.

The ability and means to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.

This is a full-time post however job share will be considered.

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

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 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 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

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.