Staff Nurse, Fernhill and Dinas Wards, YGT

NHS; Treorchy; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health board in Wales is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for Fernhill and Dinas Wards. This role involves providing high-quality patient-centered care within a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include managing patient groups, maintaining standards, and collaborating with clinical specialists. The ideal candidate will have an NMC registration and excellent communication skills. Additional Welsh language skills are a plus. This position offers both full-time and part-time opportunities, encouraging continuous professional development.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are desirable.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of patients and occasionally take charge of the ward.
• Maintain high standards of patient care.
• Support and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Welsh Language Skills

Education

Live UK NMC registration

Job description

Staff Nurse, Fernhill and Dinas Wards, YGT

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Would you like to work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team who have an innovative and solution focused approach to patient care.

If yes?

This is an exciting opportunity for band 5 Staff Nurses to join our forward-thinking nursing team on Fernhill and Dinas ward at Ysbyty George Thomas Hospital.

The hospital supports patients with complex care needs and Dementia.

Fernhill and Dinas wards provide a safe environment where patients receive discharge planning assessments, along with supported care while waiting to return home or to their new discharge destination.

Our commitment is to undertake ongoing training and development . We offer ward-based training so you should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change.

We are able to offer both full and part-time posts within our team.

Knowing that you're making a difference to people's lives is rewarding in itself, but our role offers much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Be responsible for the management a group of patients, and occasionally take charge of the ward/department, and its resources for the duration of their duty.
• Be responsible for maintaining high standards of patient care
• Be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Be responsible for the support and supervision of junior staff.
• Be responsible for maintaining accurate, current, comprehensive and concise records concerning the condition of the client, in accordance with NMC Standards for Record & Record Keeping and the UHB's Patient Record Policy.
• Liaise with the appropriate Clinical Specialists i.e. Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Nurse Specialists, in relation to individual patient requirements and planned programmes of care.

We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate your passion and commitment to the provision of high quality patient centered care. You will be able to work as part of a large multi disciplinary team, demonstrating excellent communication skills and an ability to work effectively with the ward team in a very busy and fast paced environment to deliver excellent standards of patient care.

If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics we are looking for then this could be the post for you.

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

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt 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 isnt 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.

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

The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.

Person Specification

Registration

• Live UK NMC registration

Skills

• Ability to work within a team/MDT working
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate responsibilities under the NMC Code of Conduct
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate effective verbal communication skills
• Ability to work within a team

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a ward environment, including hands on care delivery
• Taken charge of ward/department

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