Sister/Charge Nurse, Emergency Department (RGH)

NHS; Pontyclun; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health board in Wales is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. This role focuses on leadership and clinical oversight, offering a salary ranging from £48,527 to £55,532 per annum. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in emergency nursing and demonstrate leadership skills, along with competencies in the Manchester Triage System. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential. This is a full-time opportunity to join a healthcare team committed to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing transformational change.
• Knowledge of audit tools is necessary.
• Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level B2/3 or above is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality service and clinical evidence-based care.
• Ensure a positive learning environment for all staff.
• Lead and oversee clinical operations in the Emergency Department.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current live PIN on NMC register

Leadership/Management qualification

Tools

Manchester Triage System

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Sister/Charge Nurse, Emergency Department (RGH)

The closing date is 05 January 2026

It is an exciting time to join the Emergency Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital!

We are pleased to announce the exciting opportunity for Band 7 sister/charge nurse clinical leaders.

We are seeking experienced Emergency Department Band 7 clinical leaders to demonstrate leadership and clinical oversight within the Emergency Department.

The successful post holder will need to be a driven, dynamic and passionate individual who can work under pressure, delivering high standards of quality care as well as working collaboratively with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team.

Being Manchester Triage System (MTS) trained is an essential component and the ability to make clinical decisions inclusive of a wide variety of complex elements as prescribed by the role job description and person specification.

Comprehensive communication skills are required to undertake complaints, ascertain and articulate risk of overall department demand and maintain high levels of professional standards, leading by example and role modelling.

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital is a busy department within a large District General Hospital. The unit consists of a 4 bedded resuscitation bay including a paediatric resus area, majors, designated paediatric unit and a minor injury area.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide a high quality service and clinical evidence based care to our patient population whilst ensuring a positive learning environment for all staff.

The successful candidate will need to have a clear vision for best practice and evidence of complex decision-making skills.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Leadership and organisational skills.
• A caring attitude with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have the ability to develop relationships across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Evidence of experience in the implementation of transformational change.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing 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.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

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

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications/Knowledge

• Registered Nurse with current live PIN on NMC register
• Fully trained and competent in the use of the Manchester Triage
• Leadership/Management qualification or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of audit tools
• Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level B2/3 or above

Experience

• Experience of change management

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£48,527 to £55,532 a yearper annum pro rata