Senior Staff Nurse Cardiac Monitoring Unit

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.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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

An exciting opportunity to work as part of an experienced Team in Cardiology in an acute setting CCU.

The successful candidate will be able to display a good level of autonomy and management skills and will frequently lead the Team on shift.

Enthusiastic, highly motivated and clinically credible, you will rise to the challenge of providing an high standard of care within a busy 8 bedded Coronary Care.

Main duties of the job

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 9 MONTHS DUE TO MATERNITY COVER.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

You will also work closely with the Senior Nurse and Unit manager to deliver measurable quality improvement in all aspects of the patient’s experience.

To be successful you will have significant experience at a Band 5 within a Cardiac Care setting and will have developed an in-depth knowledge of cardiac nursing.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work on your own initiative while assisting in leading a team of nurses. A clear vision for best practise is essential together with a reputation for professional innovation.

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, with access to further study and opportunities to expand your role in line with service developments.

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

A developmental post working to high a standard of care delivery in a diverse setting.

Clinical aspects will differ on a daily basis with a fast turnaround of patients.

The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic Team and work closely with our Cardiology Ward and Cardiac Day Case Unit.

Delivering Level 2 cardiology care to 8 patients.

Supporting the manager and Deputy manager of CCU and taking on responsibility at a Management level in their absence. Delegating staff to patients and Risk assessing CCU per shift. Working closely with the Multidisciplinary Team and our Tertiary Centre.

Person specification

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills – verbal and written.

• I.T. skills

Experience

• Experience of working in a cardiac care setting

• Experience in more than one speciality

Qualifications and Knowledge

• UK NMC Registration
• In depth knowledge of the clinical field

• Cardiac/critical care qualification
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant policy guidance

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.