Staff Nurse - RGH CCU
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered General Nurse to work in our Coronary Care Unit which is a level 2, Cardiology Unit. We are looking for an applicant with a keen interest in expanding their knowledge, skills and experience in cardiology nurse in a supportive environment.The unit has 8 monitored beds and also supports remote monitoring from other areas in the hospital via Telemetry channels.
This post is fixed term for 12 months to cover a secondment. If you are interested in applying for it as a secondment, please obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced qualified nurse to join the team of experienced nurses working in the Coronary Care Unit within the Directorate of Medicine/A+E at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge by nursing patients with acute Cardiology/Medical conditions.You will be supported during your orientation and development. Ongoing support will be provided through clinical supervision, team meetings and development days. You can expect to have regular appraisals and a personal development plan.
The post is rotational between day and night duty.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Live UK NMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience of working in a ward environment
- Cardiac nursing experience
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Enthusiastic. Approachable. Good interpersonal skills.
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.