Ward Manager / Team Leader Acute Care Services (Mental Health)

An exciting full time opportunity has arisen for a Ward Manager to work as part of our dedicated team within Bryngolau Older Adult Mental Health Ward, Prince Phillip Hospital.

We are looking for someone who is a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual, who can demonstrate an eagerness for the ongoing development of the service.

Bryngolau ward is a 15 bed older adult mental health ward based in Llanelli. It caters for older adults service users with organic and/or functional mental health needs.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in an older adult acute in-patient setting and will demonstrate and lead dynamic and innovative practice.

The Service strives to provide high quality acute inpatient mental health care to the local population. The post holder would be expected to demonstrate leadership and resilience in the face of the day to day clinical, managerial and professional demands of the role.

The post holder will be a qualified and registered Mental Health Nurse and will provide clinical leadership and management to an established and developing team of clinicians.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate they have the skills, knowledge and experience to provide clinical leadership and operational management for the service. The successful candidate will also require excellent interpersonal communication skills, be able to work across agencies and services and demonstrate a high level understanding of local and regional developments.

The successful candidate will have access to regular clinical and managerial supervision.

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.