Care Group Nurse Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities

Alumni Global; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Care Group Nurse Director for Mental Health. This senior leadership role involves overseeing nursing standards, improving patient quality and safety, and leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites. The ideal candidate must be a registered mental health nurse with significant leadership experience and a commitment to enhancing patient-centered care. A relocation support package is available.

Benefits

Leading pension

Generous leave

Flexible work

Career growth

Access to ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in mental health.
• Confident in leading large multi-site services.
• Experienced in clinical governance and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Act as professional lead for nursing across the Care Group.
• Provide visible clinical leadership and set standards.
• Ensure robust clinical governance arrangements are in place.

Skills

Mental health nursing leadership

Quality and safety management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Clinical governance

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

NMC registration

Job description

Job overview

Are you an experienced mental health nurse ready to lead at scale in a complex but rewarding system? Can you hold the line on quality and safety while building a culture where multidisciplinary teams thrive and patients are at the centre of everything we do?

We are seeking a Care Group Nurse Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) to join our senior leadership team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a key leadership role for an aspirant Chief Nurse in mental health. You will be the most senior mental health nursing leader within the Care Group, building on a strong foundation created by our retiring post holder, who is widely recognised across Wales for their contribution to the profession.

The MHLD Care Group is comparable in size and complexity to a standalone mental health trust. We deliver a wide range of all age mental health and learning disability services, across a large and varied geography. You will provide visible, strategic and professional leadership for nursing and the wider quality agenda, working as part of a close knit, supportive senior team that includes the Service Director, Care Group Medical Director and Psychology Director.

We are looking for a mental health qualified nurse with substantial senior leadership experience, a strong track record in quality, safety and patient experience, and a genuine commitment to multidisciplinary working and cultural improvement with the ability to maintain visible, accessible leadership across a multi‑site service.

As Care Group Nurse Director you will:

• Act as the professional lead for nursing across the MHLD Care Group and as strategic nursing lead for a designated locality.
• Provide visible clinical leadership, setting clear expectations around professional standards, behaviours and patient centred care.
• Hold accountability for the nursing contribution to quality, safety and patient experience, working closely with medical, psychological and operational colleagues to deliver a whole‑system approach to quality.
• Lead the development of a Care Group wide quality management system that is multidisciplinary, data informed and focused on continuous improvement, including learning from serious incidents, homicides, suicides and external reviews.
• Shape and deliver the nursing and care workforce strategy, including workforce redesign, skill mix, new roles and career pathways, and a strong focus on staff wellbeing and engagement.
• Ensure robust clinical governance arrangements are in place, including safeguarding, infection prevention and control, audit, risk management, complaints and concerns, in line with Health Board policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work as a full member of the Care Group senior team on the broader agenda, contributing to financial planning, performance management, digital and service transformation, and strategic planning.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships across the Health Board and with external stakeholders, including local authorities, third sector partners and regulators.
• Champion the Health Board’s values and behaviours, creating an open, inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe to speak up, are supported to develop, and are held to account fairly and consistently.
• Support and develop the next generation of nursing and clinical leaders, ensuring robust supervision, mentoring, education and research opportunities.

About you

• You are a registered mental health nurse with current NMC registration and significant senior leadership experience, for example as a Head of Nursing or Divisional/Directorate Nurse in mental health or learning disabilities.
• Confident in leading large, multi‑site services, with a strong track record in patient experience, quality and safety.
• Skilled at working in and leading multidisciplinary teams, with a clear commitment to shared leadership across nursing, medical, psychology and operational colleagues.
• Experienced in clinical governance and quality improvement, able to use data, evidence and patient feedback to drive change.
• An inclusive, values‑driven leader who is approachable, visible and able to balance support with constructive challenge.
• Comfortable representing the Care Group at Health Board level and in external forums, and contributing beyond a traditional nursing brief, for example to finance, performance and strategic priorities.
• Experience of working across multiple sites, leading whole system change, and engaging with regulators.

If you are considering relocating for this role, we offer a relocation support package. We hope this opportunity to impact at scale is attractive, and encourage you to speak with our partner Tom Patterson at Alumni Global via [e-mail], 07970 339 151, or visit our dedicated recruitment microsite https://alumniglobal.com/job/ctmuhb for further information.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals.

• We listen, learn, and improve.
• We treat everyone with respect.
• We work together as one team.

CTM employees enjoy benefits including:

• Leading pension
• Generous leave
• Flexible work
• Career growth
• Access to ongoing learning and development

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.