Neonatal Senior Staff Nurse​/Deputy Sister

Neonatal Senior Staff Nurse / Deputy Sister

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To provide a fully integrated nursing service in the Acute and Community sectors, working in partnership to provide a high quality sustainable service for Neonates and their carers within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

The Post Holder will be required to ensure the highest standard of specialist patient care, which reflects the quality of standards and mission of the Health Board, and contribute to the implementation of policies and procedures within the sphere of responsibility.

The Post Holder will be required to carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of babies and their carers in accordance with agreed protocols.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This does not mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short‑list‑ing and selecting candidates. This isn't fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 neonatal nurse to join our team. Based on the Special Care Baby Unit at Princess of Wales Hospital the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in the speciality of neonates as part of the nursing team.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’ largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline ther you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

CTM 2030 Strategy:
Our Health, Our Future focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily.

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

• Act as the deputy to the ward manager regularly taking charge of the department, under instruction from the ward manager, and ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to neonates together with the environment in which the care is delivered are maintained to a high standard.
• Be an effective leader and role model to junior staff and other colleagues.
• Work flexibly as a member of the ward team and in support of the ward manager to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.
• Work as a team member and supervise the Nursing Team to deliver responsive and flexible neonatal nursing care.
• Function as an autonomous and competent practitioner in the assessment and delivery of high standards of care and treatment, acting as a key worker for families and a lead professional for the nursing team.
• Work in collaboration and partnership with other agencies who deliver services to children and young people.
• Support, personally and through the team, the smooth transition from the neonatal unit to or on the post‑natal ward.
• Provide specialist advice and education of a high quality standard which is child and family centred, based on assessed need and promotes social inclusion.
• Professionally contribute to service performance targets at both local and national level, meet objectives pertaining to neonatal services, ensuring pathways…