Ward Manager

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a passionate Ward Manager for their respiratory ward, C4. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality patient care and staff development. This role offers opportunities for career growth, along with a supportive work environment that values flexibility and wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working

Extensive training and development opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with effective clinical leadership experience.
• Experience in delivering clinical excellence.
• Understanding of clinical governance (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and develop staff for high quality care.
• Ensure patient-centered delivery meets quality and safety standards.
• Involve in training, development, and clinical governance.

Skills

People management skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

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.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse with a passion for their role to work as a Ward Manager on our respiratory ward C4 in The Grange, contributing to the delivery of high quality care.

The post holder will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing supervision and leadership contributing to the delivery of a specialist service working alongside and supporting ward staff and higher management

With a friendly working environment supported by a strong leadership the post holder is hoped to enjoy a continuous career growth both clinically and as well as with respect to leadership qualities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership to support and develop registered and unregistered staff and to ensure the delivery of high quality safe and effective care.

Their role is to ensure the needs of patients are placed at the centre of care delivery and care meets local and national quality, safety and regulatory standards.

They will need to have clinical, management and professional leadership experience. They will also have a role in education, training and development as well as a research and evidence base to develop and improve practice

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Essential

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Extensive qualified experience
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience demonstrating effective clinical leadership and delivering clinical excellence.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of clinical governance.
  
  

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• People management skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to sensitively and appropriately influence others