Fracture and Outpatients Clinic Department Manager
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.
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Department Leader to spearhead the development of our outpatient and fracture clinic teams in the princes of Wales Hospital. The successful candidate will work closely with the MDT & trauma nurse specialist to ensure patients have a positive experience and receive a high standard of care.
An experience in an outpatient environment is essential, as is a commitment to outpatient service development. The ideal candidate will bring knowledge and experience in outpatient care or possess strong transferrable skills to lead and inspire the team.Upholding and promoting our Health Boards values, the successful candidate will serve as a role model for staff at all levels.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to enhance your leadership skills while collaborating with a diverse group of medical and nursing professionals. If you thrive under pressure and are passionate about supporting and motivating your team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the operational management of Fracture & Outpatient Clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital. They will provide and maintain high quality patient care, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, to achieve the highest standards for patients and their carers.
This post will include ensuring correct governance processes related to
health and safety, clinical risks, incident management and relevant audits and assessments. The post holder will need to engage with this work along side the planning and delivery of future services.
The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload effectively, delegate duties and tasks appropriately, and demonstrate budgetary awareness over both departments.
The post holder will be required to ensure the highest standard of patient care, which reflects the quality of standards, values and behaviours of the University Health Board, and contribute to the implementation of policies and procedures within the sphere of responsibility.
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
Please see the full job description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert for further information please contact Senior Nurse Lisa harvey-Williams.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
English
Essential criteria- NMC Registration
- Experience of working within an outpatients setting.
- Plaster Technician Qualification
English
Essential criteria- Significant Post-registration experience.
- Ability to speak Welsh
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.