We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
There has never been a more exciting time to join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. This post gives an experienced and effective Nurse leader the opportunity to help influence and shape our services to provide exceptional healthcare across a range of settings.
The successful candidate will hold the most senior nursing position within the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. You will have a proven track record for innovation and leadership, and will be pivotal in providing strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership for nursing across the Division. You will thrive on providing specialist expertise for patient safety, quality and experience, efficiency and performance, which improve patient outcomes by driving transformation. In addition, you will be responsible for implementing national nursing policy and professional advice to the Divisional Director and General Manager on clinical nursing issues to ensure high quality and effective services across Mental Health and Learning Disability.
Interview date: 28th January 2025
Main duties of the job
- The Divisional Nurse is an integral part of the Divisional Triumvirate, working in partnership with the Divisional Director and General Manager.
- The post holder will possess exceptional strategic and operational expertise to deliver and evaluate progress in achieving the Health Boards vision in achieving excellence in healthcare.
- Holding the most senior nursing position within Mental Health & Learning Disabilities, the Divisional Nurse will provide strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership, for nursing across the Division. Providing specialist expertise for patient safety, quality and experience, innovation, efficiency and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes; driving transformation through agreed improvement models.
- The post holder will influence and contribute to Divisional and Corporate initiatives, particularly with respect to continuous improvement in patient care delivery and clinical quality. Providing assurance of proactive management of clinical improvement plans, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond to identified risks.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which opened in November 2020, providing specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level degree in a nursing subject
- Educated to Masters level in nursing/health care related subject
- Comprehensive CPD portfolio
- Appropriate management/leadership qualification
Professional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Current live registration on NMC register
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Have worked at a senior level within the NHS with extensive experience across a range of health settings
- Have substantial nursing leadership experience within a large complex and multi-professional organisation
- Significant experience of service improvement or successful management of organisational change in a complex environment
- Experience of leading and managing conflicting priorities and demonstrating ability to provide stability to the team
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating, managing and developing teams, embracing a compassionate leadership approach
Skills and Abilitiy
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse often highly complex and sensitive information to ensure other understand the impact and outcome
- Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and time pressured environment
- Sound judgement, decision making and organisational skills
- Able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, influence and political acumen
