Junior Sister ​/ Charge Nurse, Emergency & Urgent Care

Job Overview PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

We are looking for an experienced Emergency Nurse who is interested in developing their skills in the role of Junior Sister / Charge Nurse at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.

We are looking for an experienced Emergency Nurse who is interested in developing their skills in the role of Junior Sister / Charge Nurse at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.

The role combines clinical practice (care-coordination), leadership and management and supervision of the Emergency Department nursing team. Not only will you be a role model to the staff, you will be designing and preparing the team for the challenges of the future.

The role is designed for an experienced Emergency Nurse. It combines clinical practice with leadership and management of the Emergency Department nursing team. Not only will you be setting the example and showing others how it should be done today, you will be designing and preparing the team for the challenges of tomorrow. It’s a rare combination and we need someone special to do it.

To apply you will need substantial clinical experience within emergency nursing at Band 5 or above with evidence of clinical competence in triage, critical care assessment, supervisory management and experience of teaching and assessing.

Applicants should have recent Emergency Nursing experience and able to demonstrate evidence of care coordination, clinical competence in triage, critical care assessment and supervisory management.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews will be held on 14/08/2026.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous 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.

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