Junior Sister/Junior Charge Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Swansea; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board seeks a dedicated Junior Sister/Junior Charge Nurse to join the Cardiac ITU/HDU/PACU team in Morriston Hospital. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical skills, leadership qualities, and a commitment to high-quality patient care. Opportunities for training, professional development, and a supportive work environment await. Applications welcome from all, including bilingual candidates.

Benefits

Professional training and development opportunities

Inclusive employer

Ability to apply in Welsh

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC Registration.
• Relevant clinical experience.
• Experience in shift leadership.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for individualised care of patients on their surgical pathway.
• Supervise and co-ordinate other staff as appropriate.
• Demonstrate leadership and deputise in absence of Senior Nurse.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Compassion

Education

Bachelor degree in relevant health related subject

Job description

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Permanant Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Days, Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref 130-NMR109-0625

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Morriston Hospital Town Swansea Salary £37,898 - £45,637 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59

Junior Sister/Junior Charge Nurse

Band 6

Welcome toSwansea BayUniversity Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea BayUniversity Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

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.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join Cardiac ITU/HDU/PACU based at Morriston Hospital. This is an eighteen(18) bedded unit which provides specialist nursing care to patients following Cardiac, Thoracic and General surgery.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated NMC registered nurse with existing or promising strong clinical and leadership skills.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate and will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, committed to delivering high quality care and can work well as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the individualised care of patients on their elective/inhouse surgical pathway.

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing practice whilst co-ordinating and liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To assist with support and supervision of students and junior members of the team.

To supervise and co-ordinate other staff as appropriate and take charge of the unit.

To demonstrate leadership and deputise in the absence of the Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements.

This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Person specification

Essential Qualifications & Knowledge

• Registered Nurse (Part 1) - Active NMC Registration
• Bachelor degree in relevant health related subject (or equivalent experience)
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Knowledge of quality and service improvement methodologies e.g. Bronze IQT. Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
• Recognised management qualification
• Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda
• Relevant clinical experience
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment. Experience of shift leadership
• Experience of working with preregistration nursing / midwifery students
• Experience of formal /informal teaching and of mentoring preregistration nursing or midwifery students.
• Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
• Awareness of current issues in Nursing and Specialty
• Awareness of financial and resource Management
• Relevant experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
• Experience of coordinating a team. Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
• Previous experience of leadership and Management Awareness of current issues in nursing and Specialty Awareness of financial and resource management

Essential Aptitude and abilities

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to motivate a team and positively influence others
• Able to establish credibility and lead a nursing team to deliver / maintain high standards of care
• Able to support junior colleagues in the provision of direct care
• Ability to respond to/lead change, delegate and prioritise work
• Able to manage time effectively. Excellent interpersonal and IT skills Supervisory management skills
• Evidence of commitment to and understanding of Mentorship, reflection, clinical supervision
• Evidence of their own areas of clinical interest and contribution towards developing clinical practice.
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop leadership and management skills Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other Essential Criteria

• Ability to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexibly
• Commitment to working a shift pattern which is complementary to rest of leadership team within clinical area, with aim of providing maximum visibility of nursing leadership team across 7 days of week. Details to be agreed with nursing management team on appointment

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.