Job summary
The Service Group Head of Nursing for Carmarthenshire provides an excellent opportunity to live and work in West Wales. The post holder will be a key member of the Service Group Senior Management Team, working closely with the General Manager and Clinical Director whilstplaying a key role in leading and monitoring care quality standards, ensuring system wide delivery of clinically effective and safe patient centred care. As the lead for nursing, quality and experience the postholder will ensure robust governance arrangements are in place not only to monitor standards of care but also to proactively drive a dynamic approach to meeting population health needs and care delivery of a high quality.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively to influence and drive national / local strategy aligning with professional priorities across the service group, organisation and region. Strong leadership will be required to establish and maintain a balance between sustainable operational safety and high quality nursing and patient experience with effective use of available resources.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the day to day operational management and strategic development of all services, balancing the need for proactive service development and strategic leadership against the reactive demand of operational responsibilities and stakeholders.
Lead on the patient quality, safety and experience agenda across the service group, using patient feedback to drive the delivery of safe, high quality and clinically effective patient centred care within the resources available.
Lead nursing practice and through collaboration with the wider professional nursing leadership team support the development of system wide care services, developing innovative practice in relation to the provision of nursing services to patients.
Provide innovative professional advice and support to a range of clinicians, including GP's, consultants, managers, social care colleagues and staff in overseeing the provision of high-quality modernised patient focused services.
Participate in and lead the nursing teams in service wide projects to develop new ways of working in alignment with the integration of services across Health and Social care.
Direct, lead, line manage and motivate nursing team(s) to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring that activity is fully aligned to the business of the Health Board. This will include coaching and mentoring, resource planning, standard setting, performance management, team and individual development.
Develop workforce plans that accurately project nursing requirements for current and future service delivery and take into account role development in accordance with the modernisation agenda.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 isdesirablefor 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.
If successfully shortlisted you will be asked to complete psychometric assessments. Information regarding these and the stakeholder panels/interview will be sent to you following completion of shortlisting.
Stakeholder panels will be held on either 01 or 03/07/2025.
Interviews will be held on 02 or 04/07/2025.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 isdesirablefor 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.
If successfully shortlisted you will be asked to complete psychometric assessments. Information regarding these and the stakeholder panels/interview will be sent to you following completion of shortlisting.
Stakeholder panels will be held on either 01 or 03/07/2025.
Interviews will be held on 02 or 04/07/2025.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Professionally registered as a Nurse with current NMC registration
- Masters Level or equivalent level of experience
- An appropriate management qualification or professional qualification
- Extensive knowledge over a range of disciplines e.g. clinical, research, governance, change management, underpinned by specialist courses or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of NHS WG and health board policies, strategies and plans including HR policies and of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in a multi-professional environment, a significant period of which must have been at a senior level managing staff and high quality patient centred services
- Proven track record of effective management at a senior level.
- Financial management experience including evidence of delivery within budgets and time scales.
- An extensive portfolio of experience of working at a relatively senior level in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of leading major service and organisation change
- Must possess a good appreciation of planning and developing and implementing strategies.
- Extensive previous experience of working at a senior level in which registration with the NMC has been required
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Professionally registered as a Nurse with current NMC registration
- Masters Level or equivalent level of experience
- An appropriate management qualification or professional qualification
- Extensive knowledge over a range of disciplines e.g. clinical, research, governance, change management, underpinned by specialist courses or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of NHS WG and health board policies, strategies and plans including HR policies and of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in a multi-professional environment, a significant period of which must have been at a senior level managing staff and high quality patient centred services
- Proven track record of effective management at a senior level.
- Financial management experience including evidence of delivery within budgets and time scales.
- An extensive portfolio of experience of working at a relatively senior level in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of leading major service and organisation change
- Must possess a good appreciation of planning and developing and implementing strategies.
- Extensive previous experience of working at a senior level in which registration with the NMC has been required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
