Sister/Charge Nurse - COVID-19 in Cardiff

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

• BE Accountable

• BE Bold

• BE Caring

• BE Dynamic

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

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

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Velindre Cancer Centre is an exciting, caring and friendly place to work and develop your career. We are making major changes for the future so we can treat more patients, help more people live longer with cancer and treat more people closer to their homes. We are planning a new Velindre Cancer Centre near to our current site. It’s a unique setting with a special environment that will provide many benefits to the wellbeing of our patients. The changes will create development opportunities allowing our people to work across a number of sites in new and different ways and with greater flexibility.

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic sister/charge nurse to develop professionally and expand their management/leadership skills by becoming part of the Nursing management team at Velindre.

A commitment to quality improvement and patient safety is a must. You will need to be dynamic with an ability to work on your own initiative and be able to Co-ordinate and prioritize care in a busy environment, whilst supporting and managing staff.

Ideally be at degree level with a teaching qualification, have a comprehensive understanding of cancer patients needs; advanced communication skills for advising patients, relatives and other health professionals along with excellent SACT administration and complication management skills.

You will join a forward thinking and innovative team who are committed to improving the care for patients receiving oncology treatment. Flexibility in approach and commitment to service is essential for this post as it will cover all nursing areas including inpatient, day case, and chemotherapy and outreach settings.

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