Clinical Lead Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Clinical Lead Nurse for the Adferiad ward at St Cadocs Hospital. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, mentoring junior staff, and providing high-quality mental health care. The position offers flexible working options and opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to client dignity and independence. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable but not required.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Extensive Training

Occupational Health Support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Relevant acute experience.
• Experience working with the Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team in a recovery-focused service.
• Develop junior staff and participate in audits.
• Work flexible 12-hour shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Commitment to Client Independence

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

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 will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a passionate, dedicated, and highly motivated Band 6 Clinical Lead Nurse within Adferiad ward, based at St Cadocs Hospital, Caerleon.

The post holder will be a key member of the in-patient multi-disciplinary team, working within a recovery-focused service. The role requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to teamwork. We aim to offer the highest quality specialist service to our patient group in a safe and supportive environment that promotes recovery at a pace that feels safe and comfortable.

We strive to create a safe environment for both patients and staff through respectful, valued, and supportive relationships.

The role involves 12-hour shifts, including days and nights, with flexible working options available.

Main Duties

Adferiad is a 22-bedded adult acute mental health unit serving Newport and South Monmouthshire for patients aged 18 to 65 (70 for those already in the service). The unit works closely with the South Gwent Crisis Home Treatment Team, which gatekeeps admissions and facilitates early discharges. It includes a 136-suite based near the ward, collaborating with Newport-based Community Mental Health teams within Goldtops.

The successful applicant will be keen to develop junior staff, embrace clinical supervision, and participate in audits to improve quality. Support for further skill development is provided as part of a clinical progression pathway.

If interested, you must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to client independence, rights, choices, and dignity. This is an excellent opportunity for career progression within inpatient mental health services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally encouraged to apply.

Working for Our Organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We offer an exceptional workplace with opportunities for all career stages, providing integrated acute, primary, and community care for a population of 650,000 with over 16,000 staff. Benefits include extensive training, flexible working, occupational health support, and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Our Clinical Futures strategy promotes care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed, including the Grange University Hospital, opened in November 2020. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.

Mentorship and Experience

Essential criteria:

• Experience mentoring junior staff

Desirable criteria:

• Experience as a preceptor for junior staff

Relevant experience - Essential:

• Relevant acute experience
• Experience working with the Mental Health Act
• Registered mental health nurse

Desirable:

• Experience training junior staff
• Practice supervisor/assessor
• Clinical supervisor