Deputy District Nurse Team Leader

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

The post holder will act as the deputy to the Team Leader/Sister/Charge Nurse regularly taking charge of the clinical area and ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to patients and clients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, are maintained at a high standard.

Main duties of the job

The Cardiff Locality are looking to recruit a motivated and forward-thinking nurse to serve as Deputy Team Leader in District Nursing.

You will need to be a qualified nurse who is clinically capable and has experience of supervising staff. You will be ready to develop further in both areas, in order to provide an expert resource to junior nursing colleagues and to assist the Team Leader in ensuring high quality care is provided to patients. You will be committed to the continuous improvement of Community Nursing.

We provide a comprehensive induction programme and encourage professional development and lifelong learning.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant post basic course
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of continuing development
• Willingness to study at Masters Level

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of relevant speciality underpinned by theory
• Competent in day to day shift management
• Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Knowledge of research and audit

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.