Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Unscheduled Care

NHS; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Carmarthen is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the nursing team on Padarn Ward. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills and be committed to providing exceptional patient care. This role offers extensive training and support within a friendly multidisciplinary team, with responsibilities that include empowering team members and ensuring high nursing standards.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Personal induction plan

Ongoing support for development

Qualifications

• Proven and relevant experience at Band 6.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, professional nursing leadership to the nursing team.
• Empower the team to maintain patient safety and improve patient care.
• Develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Management of teams

Knowledge of NMC Code

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse (Part 1)

Current NMC Registration

Teaching/Coaching qualification

Recognised management qualification

Recognised leadership qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the nursing team on Padarn Ward, Glangwili General Hospital. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, innovative nurse with a passion for quality and safety to lead the team.

Padarn Ward is a 19 bedded ward caring for respiratory and general medical patients. Padarn ward is the respiratory pathway for Hywel Dda University Health Board and supports patients suffering from acute and chronic respiratory conditions. We provide interventions such as non invasive ventilation (NIV), high flow oxygen therapy as well as other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

In this role you will need to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. You must display a positive and professional manner and be open to change, being flexible and confident with the ability to manage a varied workload, as well as supervise, support and develop others in your team.

You will be joining a friendly and innovative multidisciplinary team, where you will receive a personal induction plan, with ongoing support to meet your individual needs. We offer excellent training opportunities supported by our own learning and development team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide visible, professional nursing leadership developing the core nursing team in the delivery of compassionate, high quality effective patient centred nursing care.

They will be expected to lead by example empowering the team to maintain patient safety, improve patient care/ experience ensuring high standards of nursing care.

Effective communication skills is pivotal to this role, the post holder will develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships with clinical specialists from across nursing and the wider multi-disciplinary team, working in partnership to meet the patient needs.

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 21/10/2025

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
• Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development/experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate level study when in post
• 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 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

Language Skills

• 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.