Charge Nurse - Mother and Baby Inpatient Unit

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Perinatal Mental Health - Regional Mother and Baby Unit

**Secondment Opportunity **

Band 6 Charge Nurse - Fulltime (37.5 hours per week)

Swansea Bay Healthboard are seeking highly motivated and experienced registered mental health nurses to join the perinatal mental health inpatient service based at Tonna Hospital - Uned Gobaith. The 6 Bedded Inpatient unit, hosted by Swansea bay healthboard, is the only service of its kind in Wales.

Uned Gobaith delivers a highly specialised environment providing assessment, care and treatment to mothers experiencing severe mental illness during the perinatal period, whilst maintaining and nurturing the mother-infant relationship and supporting wider family networks.

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

** Applicants are advised to seek confirmation from their Manager that they will be supported to take up this secondment opportunity prior to applying **

The successful candidates will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, directly delivering high quality specialised care, supporting and supervising junior staff, co-ordinating the day to day activity of the ward to ensure safe and effective delivery of high quality nursing care.

The Uned Gobaith Charge nurses provide high quality clinical leadership of the ward based team, supporting the ongoing development of a positive, skilled and compassionate workforce, supporting the ward manager and senior clinical team through strong leadership skills, positive role modelling and professionalism at all times.

The successful candidates will be self motivated, and eager to engage in service development activity with colleagues and service users/carers/families to support the ongoing development of this essential service within Wales.

The successful candidate with develop and maintain a high level of knowledge and skills based on the most up to date and available evidence base relating to Perinatal Mental Health care and treatment.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe’s most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

The MBU is hosted by Swansea bay healthboard, serving mothers and infants across Wales.

The healthboard is a values led organisation and the Perinatal Mental Health Service has developed in line with these values.

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.