Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts rotating between days and nights.)
- Job ref
- 110-NMR357-0825
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- llantrisant
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse Critical Care
band 5
Thank 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.
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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 overview
We are looking for Registered Nurses who are up for a challenge working in a Critical Care enviroment.
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for Band 5 nurses with a passion for Critical Care nursing the opportunity to join us at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital llantrisant. . We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with acute care experience, however nurses with limited experience and from other clinical backgrounds will be supported to develop in the role.
We are extremely proud of our amazing team, who are exceptional in delivering Critical Care to our our patients.
This is an excellent opportunity for energetic, enthusiastic staff nurses with preferably 6 to 12 months acute experience, to provide a high standard of care to patients within a challenging, yet supportive acute hospital setting.
This is your chance to be part of a remarkable team that saves lives, delivers outstanding patient-centred care, and makes a lasting impact.
Main duties of the job
To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised, holistic patient care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder provides care to critically ill patients with supervision and support of senior staff in this area of specialist practice.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This means Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2). We don’t need fluency. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below.
Working for our organisation
Cwm 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 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.
The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.
The post holder will be required to ensure the highest standard of patient care, which reflects the quality standards and mission of the Local Health Board and contribute to the implementation of policies and procedures within their sphere of responsibility.
The post holder will provide clinical care to acutely ill patients according to their acuity level.
A management responsibility limited to the resource management of direct patient care and own time. Always working with minimal supervision of more senior staff.
Would be expected to support junior staff within their sphere of responsibility.
The post holder may on occasions to be required to work in other areas of the directorate
Registered General Nurse with Nursing Midwifery Council part1, 2 or 12
The post holder will be responsible for the direct delivery of highly skilled nursing
Care involving the use of complex physical skills.
Will be required to act within NMC code of conduct and professional regulations.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/Nursing Degree
Desirable criteria
- Further Education Courses Study Days or Health Board Training Days
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in an acute field.
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh language skills to Level 3 Speaking/Listening
Registration
Essential criteria
- UK NMC Registration
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You 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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Penny Beckett
- Job title
- Senior Sister (ITU) / Uwch-nyrs (UGD)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
You can also ring the Intensive Care Unit on
01443 443 443 Ext 73522 and ask to speak to the nurse in charge who will be able to assist you.
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