Staff Nurse

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Job OverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse Band 5 to join Towy Ward, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.Towy Ward is a 20 bedded ward specialising in Cardiology and Endocrine disorders. We have 10 Designated Cardiology beds this includes treating patients with Cardiac conditions such as heart failure, patients requiring pacemakers, Transoesophageal Echocardiograms, Dobutamine stress Echo’s and those requiring procedures in the cardiac catheter suit at the local cardiac centre including, Angiogram and Angioplasty. The Ward also treats patients with endocrine disorders, such as Diabetes. We specialise in diabetes and endocrine management with emphasis on patient education, acute and chronic wound management, complex discharge planning, end-of-life care and the care of the general medical patient.We have an amazing opportunity for nurses new to Cardiology and endocrine specialities that have keen interest to learn and expand their knowledge or nurses who wish to expand their existing cardiology and endocrine experience. We offer an exciting opportunity for Staff nurses a rotational position between Towy Ward and Coronary Care Unit which has 6 level 2 Cardiac beds and 6 level 1 step-down beds.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for highly motivated individuals to work within our dynamic working environment with a passion in caring for acutely ill patients.You must have:

• Good communication/interpersonal skills, high levels of commitment and dedication, caring attitude and the ability to work as part of a team are essential;
• A desire to develop your experience and work alongside a team of staff as well as a passion for excellent patient care and outcomes;
• The ability of doing things differently and challenging the status quo.

If you fit this criteria, we may have just the opportunity for you!We are a warm, friendly team of professionals who work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality, holistic driven, evidence-based care to all our patients. We are proud of our workforce and value the contribution that members of our staff make to our patients and the organisation. You will be required to demonstrate competence in assessing, planning and evaluating the care needs of a group of patients with support from your ward manager, colleagues and educator team.Full time and part time hours will be considered.We welcome informal discussions with those considering an application and would actively encourage you to speak to one of our Sisters to learn more about working for us.Working for our organisationHywel 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 (four 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;
• Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.