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Main area Nights Community Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights. 37.5 Hours shift pattern over a 7 day working week) Job ref 110-NMR336-0725 Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Ysbyty Cwm Cynon (YCC) Town Mountain Ash Salary £39,263 - £47,280 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/08/2025 23:59 Deputy Team Leader NightsBand 6Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board. Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together. At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive. Discover more about working with us here: The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. Job overviewThe Deputy Team Leader is responsible for the clinical leadership and management of a designated geographical caseload. This would include the holistic assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of evidence based care. The Role will require one shift per week to be completed alongside the Team Leader between the hours of 9am - 5pm. Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be responsible for providing support to the Team Leader in the day to day management of multidisciplinary/multi-agency packages of scheduled and unscheduled care for patients with multiple, complex and palliative care needs. Assisting the Team Leader in the requirements of the nursing team by utilising effective management and leadership skills. Responsible for the delegation of clinical nursing activities to appropriately skilled team members, ensuring that an efficient and effective service is delivered to the practice population. Responsible for prioritising delegated home visits according to the patients’ clinical need and geographical location. Welsh Skills Desirable:This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t 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 isn’t ‘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. Working for our organisationCwm 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesYou 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 Deputy Team Leader supports the Team Leader in the coordination of scheduled and unscheduled care for multi-disciplinary and multi-agency care packages. Demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills in situations which may be highly sensitive and emotive. All communication will be underpinned by the principles of data protection, dignity and confidentiality. Adopt and promote the highest level of verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic communication skills. Be open and honest, act with integrity and uphold the reputation of the profession as directed by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015). Take responsibility for initiating and/or engaging in open discussion with statutory and voluntary agencies and all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as appropriate reporting to District Nurse Team Leader. As delegated by the District Nurse Team Leader source patients’/relatives’/carers’ views and feedback on their experience of District Nursing Services in order to influence and inform future service provision. Compile complex written electronic care plans and Decision Support Tools as required by the District Nurse Team Leader. Communicate complex and highly sensitive information as designated by the District Nurse Team Leader to staff, patients and others as required. As delegated by the District Nurse Team Leader undertake supervision of staff that work with highly sensitive and contentious information. Identify and assist with the management of risk and exposure to hostile environments while undertaking supervision and support of team members. Ensure effective communication to support continuity of care on transfer between hospital, community, residential and nursing care settings and vice versa. To attend meetings as required and ensure that information is disseminated within the nursing team. The post-holder must be a Registered Nurse and hold, or be working towards, the Diploma/Degree/Masters in Community Health Studies (District Nursing) and be a registered Nurse Prescriber. Provide evidence of both continuing professional development and completion of Core Skills Training. Demonstrate working knowledge of risk management, safeguarding, concerns and wider governance related issues. Must facilitate and actively participate in the mentorship of students and others to develop their competence and confidence. Critically appraise research to influence best practice. You will supervise and partake in the identification of nursing need, prescription, implementation and evaluation of nursing care of patients on the caseload. The Deputy Team Lead will recognise triggers of deterioration/increased need of patients and initiate the Continuing Healthcare/NHS Funded Nursing Care assessment process. Be able to recognise actual and potential risks to patient safety and initiate the investigation process as appropriate, reporting to the District Nurse Team Leader. Ensure that potential risks are identified and managed both efficiently and effectively therefore avoiding unnecessary escalation. Manage incoming referrals and triage to ensure they are appropriate and relevant to the District Nursing Service. Monitor and report any significant increase in referrals to the District Nurse Team Leader giving consideration to the complexity of the referral. Have the knowledge and skills to recognise safeguarding issues and have the ability to initiate the formal safeguarding process taking into account the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act requirements. Responsible for identifying opportunities for health promotion within families in domiciliary, residential and clinic settings contributing to public health initiatives. Advise, encourage and motivate patient’s and their families to develop strategies to manage their own health. The post holder will have some responsibility for the operational management of the District Nursing team, for example assisting the District Nurse Team Leader with sickness/absence management, planning of work patterns. Contributing to the promotion of team morale and management of conflict within the team by adopting an open and honest approach in order to seek resolve. In conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, plan and implement programmes which promote and protect health, for example, immunisation, chronic disease management and health promotion. To provide evidence-based, highly skilled nursing care encompassing a broad range of clinical interventions to all adult patients including the transitional cohort where necessary. The anticipated outcome in all cases will be a promotion of both quality of life and end-of-life care, maximising independence and minimising the effects of debilitating conditions. Have the necessary dexterity to manipulate and manage intricate procedures, for example pleurex drains, complex dressings and other procedures. Other clinical interventions range from screening activities to complex interventions i.e. calculating drug doses on multiple medications for infusions; caring for central and mid lines, and administering cytotoxic drugs. Be physically able to undertake activities that require fine dexterity e.g. keyboard skills, computer skills/IT literacy and some specialised aspects of wound care, etc. Responsible for ensuring that all patients/carers/relatives are treated with respect and dignity. He/she act as an advocate for those in their care particularly those who lack capacity or the ability to consent and are deemed vulnerable. There may be a requirement to seek advice from the wider disciplinary team. To provide clinical leadership to direct, demonstrate and participate in the assessment of patients/relatives/carers, ensuring the assessment process is holistic, accurate and comprehensive referring to other agencies as appropriate. The District Nurse must recognise and work within the limits of his/her competence actively seeking the appropriate skills for self as well as all members of the nursing team. This will ensure that knowledge and skills acquired are evidence-based and proficient to provide a safe and effective level of practice to enable patients with complex needs to be discharged safely into the community setting. Facilitate clinical supervision with staff as delegated by the District Nurse Team Leader. To contribute to the implementation and audit of policies, guidelines and procedures ensuring practice is evidence-based and patient centred. Assist the District Nurse Team Leader with the implementation of all University Health Board’s policies/guidelines and procedures within the nursing team. Person specificationQualificationsRegistered Nurse Evidence of CPD ExperienceWorked as a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse Working towards or achieved SPQ Worked as a band 6 Community Nurse Managed Complex Patients Worked within leadership Role Working towards or achieved Masters SkillsEvidence a wide range of clinical skills Understanding of Broad range complex health issues Evidence of problem solving skills Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community. Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance . For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge. Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used. We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification. We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr