Job summary Are you a highly motivated, professional nurse, looking to progress your career?
Have you got significant experience at Band 7 or above?
An exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse leader has arisen within the Women and Children's Directorate leadership team.
Following the retirement of the current post holder, this position supports the leadership of the specialist Neonatal team across the South West Wales region.
The successful applicant will provide strong clinical leadership and be a professional role model to nursing staff at all levels.
Your role will be to manage staff and resources within the health board Neonatal service, ensuring care is delivered in a safe, effective manner, ensuring the use of current evidence-based practice and while promoting the values of the Health Board.
Hywel Dda University Health Board has a relocation policy for successful applicants wishing to move to the area.
Applicants must meet the criteria to be eligible which can be found in the Relocation Policy.
Main duties of the job Reporting directly to the Service Delivery Manager for Neonates (and being professionally accountable to the Directorate Nurse), you will be expected to work autonomously, but in close liaison with the Neonatal joint clinical leads.
You will apply your highly specialized knowledge to lead the operational team, and to strategically support the directorate leadership team in the delivery of high-quality neonatal care.
Working closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team, specifically Maternity and Paediatrics and other agencies involved in the delivery of neonatal care, you will ensure an integrated approach between nursing and medical staff and inter-departmental teams is maintained.
Other responsibilities include: Leading and overseeing training and education needs within the service.
Ensuring the development and provision of competency-based training close to point of care.
Responsibility for leading specific neonatal nursing practice development work across the Women and Children's Directorate Prioritisation of professional and service modernization and development Work to improve the patient experience for all infants and their families /carers of Hywel Dda University Health Board.
All wales links: Welsh Neonatal Representation Various subgroups representation Working in partnership with Swansea Bay UHB Neonatal services About us 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; Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales Job description Job responsibilities The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 016/12/2024.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.
In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh isdesirablefor this post.
If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge Essential Registered on part 1 of the NMC register or registered midwife Evidence of ongoing dynamic continuing professional development within the specialty linked to demonstrable clinical competencies to postgraduate diploma level Evidence of continuous management development Assessing and mentoring qualification NLS Course Desirable Educated to Masters level in a healthcare related subject / or willing to work towards Evidence of current leadership course or equivalent Experience Essential Demonstrable experience as Senior Ward Sister / Charge Nurse or equivalent experience level in neonatal intensive care Experience of leading a service improvement, including complex change management programmes Experience of effective resource management Experience of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders Awareness of the NHS Agenda at local and national level Recent experience of working in the speciality Experience of leading and managing others Experience of measuring and evaluating outcomes to inform service improvement Ability to critically analyse complex information and evaluate options to identify service improvements Language Skills Desirable Welsh Speaker (Level 1)