Sister​/Charge Nurse Community

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until
27/12/2026.

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.

Are you a nurse with leadership experience in an acute or community setting?

Do you currently hold or are working towards a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing?

Have you considered a move to Community Nursing but have not completed the required Specialist Practitioner Qualification?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Community Nursing Team based in Pembroke Dock, supporting the Team Leader in providing professional and clinical leadership to the Community Nursing Team. While desirable,this post does not require completion of an SPQ,however post registration development and experienceareessential.

Supporting and working alongside the Team Leader you will work as part of the MDT to support the delivery of safe, effective, quality care, providing clinical leadership on a daily basis whilst managing a caseload of patients.

You will provide professional leadership,guidance and role modelling, supporting the development and well-being of staff and students.

You will support the delivery of safe care through promoting and monitoring standards of care, audit and investigation of patient safety incidents and complaints.

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

Interviews will be held on 23/02/2026.

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; andWithybush

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

47general 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

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

• Registered Nurse (Part
  1)
• Current NMC Registration
• Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development/experience and a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate diploma level study)
• Assessor/Mentorship preparation or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
• Recognised management qualification
• Community Nurse Prescriber

• Experience of running a ward/area/department
• Experience of working in a multiprofessional environment
• Supervisory management skills
• Experience of formal /informal teaching and of mentoring preregistration nursing or midwifery students
• Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda
• Supervisory management skills
• Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
• Experience of coordinating a team
• Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
• Previous experience of leadership and management
• Awareness of current issues in nursing and specialty
• Awareness of financial and resource management
• Welsh speaker (Level
  1)

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.

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearper annum pro rata