Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Critical Care

NHS; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Haverfordwest is seeking a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Intensive Care Unit. The role requires proven leadership and critical care qualifications, with responsibilities including managing the nursing team and ensuring high standards of patient care. Candidates should have significant experience and a commitment to professional development, especially in a dynamic critical care environment.

Qualifications

• Proven and relevant experience at Band 6.
• Experience working in a critical care environment.
• Ability to manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ICU team, ensuring effective patient care.
• Manage nursing skill mix and provide clinical leadership.
• Develop and review nursing care standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

NMC Registration

Critical Care qualification

Education

Registered Nurse (Part 1)

Teaching/Coaching qualification

Management qualification

Leadership qualification

Job description

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Critical Care

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy for 18 months until 30/04/2027 due to secondment cover.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit at Withybush General Hospital as a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. This is a fixed-term/secondment post for 18 months, offering a chance to lead and develop within a dynamic critical care environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the ICU team, ensuring safe, individualised, and effective patient care.
• Manage the nursing skill mix and provide clinical leadership.
• Support staff development and maintain high standards under pressure.
• Demonstrate effective communication and calm decision-making in complex situations.
• Managerial experience in ITU.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Critical Care Qualification.
• NMC Registration.

Ideal Candidate:

• Motivated and professional leader.
• Committed to continuous improvement and responsive to change.
• Strong communicator with a supportive approach to team development.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the ICU team, ensuring safe, individualised, and effective patient care.
• Provide highly specialist advice and clinical leadership to support and develop the nursing team within the department and specialty.
• Work in conjunction with the Senior Nurse Manager to develop and review standards of direct nursing care, based on research evidence and audit outcomes.
• Ensure agreed standards of care are consistently delivered to patients.
• Maintain a safe environment for staff and patients.
• Offer specialist clinical advice within the multidisciplinary team and support services.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships across the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all relevant Health Board policies, procedures, and guidelines

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

Interviews to be held on 07/11/2025

About us

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

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Registered Nurse (Part 1)
• Current NMC Registration
• Expert knowledge of Critical Care Nursing to postgraduate diploma level
• Teaching/Coaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Knowledge of legislation pertinent to role
• Recognised management qualification
• Recognised leadership qualification
• Experience of leading a team

Experience

• Proven and relevant experience at Band 6
• Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2018)
• Proven post-registration experience and evidence of coordinating and managing a team of staff.
• Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments.
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
• Experience in budget management
• Experience of effective staff management
• Experience of running a ward/area/department
• Experience of mentoring pre-registration nursing/midwifery students
• Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
• Good knowledge of information governance/data protection requirements
• Experience of working in a Band 7 role
• Understanding of financial and resource management processes
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.