Care Group Nurse Director

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board seeks a Care Group Nurse Director to provide senior clinical leadership and professional accountability across the Care Group. You will be part of the triumvirate leadership team, jointly accountable for quality, safety and patient experience, and will lead clinical governance, learning and improvements.

The role requires an inspirational leader who can foster psychological safety, multidisciplinary collaboration and a culture of continuous improvement, while

Qualifications

• Senior clinical leadership and professional accountability across the Care Group.
• Lead clinical governance, promote learning and improvement.
• Responsible for the professional regulation of all NMC registrants.
• Maintain safe staffing levels in line with legislation and service standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for nursing and midwifery services across the Care Group.
• Drive service transformation, population health alignment and sustained improvement.
• Foster psychological safety, multidisciplinary collaboration and a values-driven culture.

Job description

As Care Group Nurse Director you will provide senior clinical leadership and professional accountability across the Care Group. Working as part of the triumvirate leadership team, you will hold joint accountability for quality, safety and patient experience, ensuring services deliver consistently high standards of care.
You will lead clinical governance, promote learning and improvement, and ensure patient, family and carer voices help shape service design and delivery. The role requires an inspirational leader who can foster professional excellence, psychological safety and multidisciplinary collaboration., o Lead service transformation and sustainability initiatives, contributing to the development and delivery of annual and mediumterm strategic and operational plans. Ensure services are designed to be responsive, efficient, and aligned with population healthneeds and quality standards, while actively monitoring performance to drive continuous improvement and system-wide impact.o Champions a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and compassionate leadership. The role plays a pivotal part in shapingand sustaining a positive, inclusive, and values-driven culture, fostering psychological safety, staff wellbeing, and a strong sense ofpurpose across multidisciplinary teams.o Provides expert strategic, operational, and professional leadership for nursing and midwifery services across the Care Group andis clinically accountable for the development and delivery of high-quality, safe, and compassionate care, ensuring that the needs ofpatients and their families are prioritised.o
Responsible for the professional regulation of all NMC registrants, overseeing workforce development to ensure safe, personcentred care. Accountable for maintaining safe staffing levels in line with relevant legislation and service standards, providingassurance to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery and the Chief of Care Group, and proposing solutions to address anyidentified risks or deficits.o Participates in the Gold On-Call rota, and deputising for Executive lead
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.