Staff Nurse - Paediatrics

Hywel Dda University Health Board, Women and Children Directorate has an exciting opportunity for motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious RN/RSCN to join our Acute Paediatric Nursing Service, based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen. The clinical areas provide local services for the children, including 24 inpatient children's beds, 3 high dependency bed and a 8 bedded Paediatric Ambulatory care unit, as well as Oncology Care, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.The work is varied and offers opportunities to develop a broad range of specialised skills working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency partnerships. We provide an excellent service to meet the needs of children and families incorporating Family Centred Care. Learning and development opportunities supported by our practice educator.

This Band 5 post is available and applicants need to be RN/RSCN/Child Branch trained with experience post registration and the ability to be nurse in charge. The successful candidate will be required to work day and night rotation. A caring attitude is essential with good written and oral skills. You must be able to manage your time effectively. This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy until 28/02/2025 If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application 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 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 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;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres