Sister / Charge Nurse Community

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sister / Charge Nurse in Community Nursing, Carmarthenshire., The Intermediate Care Team is responsible for the delivery a high standard of nursing care to patients and clients in their own homes, residential/nursing homes and other care settings in Carmarthenshire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the shared management of a team of band 2, 3, 4 and 5 nurses, and will be responsible for the supervision, management and teaching of junior staff.

In addition to this they will provide clinical advice to the Team and other Professional agencies, acting as a resource for evidence-based care.

The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership to the Intermediate Care Team in order to meet the needs of the caseload and local population and must be an experienced clinician. You will be responsible for the daily triage of "Patients in a Health Crisis" and be responsible for assessment of accepted patients onto the caseload. As part of this assessment process, you will design a care package and set goals for a team of "Crisis Response, Health Care Support Workers".

The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential for this post.

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

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

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.