Sister/Charge Nurse

Job Overview

This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy until 1/9/2027 due to secondment cover

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse on the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) in Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.

The Clinical Decisions Unit comprises 24 beds and an Ambulatory Care Unit comprising 6 chairs. Patients with a wide range of medical problems present to CDU to be assessed and treated.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop new skills and gain a wide range of managerial experience thereby furthering your career. You will be expected to ensure a high standard of care is delivered for our patients and work closely with the multidisciplinary team within a positive and challenging environment.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to lead the team with a strong emphasis on keeping the patients at the centre of everything we do.

The successful candidate should be an enthusiastic team member and role model.

Main duties of the job

• To combine excellent clinical practice with day to day shift coordination
• To undertake leadership and management responsibilities in support of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
• To continually support and work in conjunction with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
• To provide supervisory management and leadership skills in a clinical environment which is complex and pressurised.
• To work alongside the nursing team members, providing support to junior colleagues in the provision of direct care.
• To provide leadership and role modelling in the development and mentorship of new and other staff.
• To demonstrate the Health Board’s values in everything that you do in the work environment.
  
  

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 14/09/2026.

Working for our organisation

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
  
  

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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