Chief Business Officer

Job summary

This is a new strategic position in the Health Board's journey to become a truly listening, citizen centred, integrated organisation and will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management and the delivery of strategic tasks across the organisation. This role requires expert advisory skills, excellent relationship management, and the ability to adapt quickly to emerging challenges.

As one of seven Local Health Boards in Wales, we are proud to deliver services within a context which has at its heart the unification and integration of care for the people of Wales. We provide primary, secondary, tertiary, community, mental health and learning disability, and dental services to our 390,000 residents.

SBUHB is committed to improving the lives of our 390,000 residents. We are led by our values of 'caring for each other, working together, always improving'. With almost 14,000 staff and a turnover of around £1.6 billion, we are not just an anchor institution for the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, but a significant regional partner across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

Main duties of the job

The role: In this role you will:

1. be a visible and accessible member of the Senior Leadership Team and work closely with the Insight, Communications and Engagement team and Corporate Governance team to ensure critical issues are addressed in a timely way.
2. be able to demonstrate experience of delivering to tight timescales within an organisational framework where you are expected at all times to behave in accordance with our values demonstrating commitment to the delivery of high-quality services to patients and staff.
3. ensure the Chair, Chief Executive and Vice Chair are provided with clear and timely evidence-based reports and research and anticipate and respond to major policy and operational issues, ensuring the Chief Executive Officer has accurate and clear information on which to form a view on the way forward.
4. Ensure the Chief Executive and Chair are sighted on external matters and are fully briefed for all external meetings in a timely manner.
5. be able to identify the key external relationships, committee and fora required for constructive health system working, ensuring that the Chief Executive/Executive team has a wide view of the external environment and is fully prepared with required information.
6. be an excellent communicator in written, presentational and oral form to convey complex and sometimes contentious ideas, be able to develop policies and procedures to a high standard, and assimilate complex information from multiple sources accurately and at speed.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want 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 or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

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 that our 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.

Date posted: 22 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8d

Salary: £89,491 to £103,203 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 130-AC044-0425

Job locations

Baglan Headquarters

1 Talbot Gateway

Baglan, Port Talbot

SA12 7BR

Job description Job responsibilities

The role is critical in the Health Board's journey to de-escalation and you will have an integral role in supporting the Executive Team to navigate the significant work required to achieve the Health Board's strategic aims.

We are ambitious for change and committed to sustained improvement in line with our 10-year vision to become a High-Quality Organisation. We are on a journey of recovery and do not underestimate the complexity of what lies ahead. As a Health Board in targeted intervention for planning and finance; and with scrutiny placed on planned and unscheduled care, there is much to do in order to realise the change needed to deliver safer services and improved outcomes to those we serve.

Please view the full job description and person specification for more information.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you and would like to discuss it further, please contact Ebony Smith Executive Support Manager at Ebony.Smith@wales.nhs.uk

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

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• Master's degree and additional in-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines, financial management managing multi-stranded budgets, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
• Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical and corporate areas. Advanced theoretical & practical knowledge, including extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks and requirements.
• Evidence of delivering successful strategic and operational performance management and clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality-of-service delivery at a strategic level; including business case preparation, service initiation, and the development and monitoring of outcome and output measures.
• Knowledge of interpreting legislation, national guidance as appropriate to the role, politically astute and high level of intuition.

Desirable

• Detailed knowledge of public sector services.
• Knowledge of all current issues related to partnership relationship management.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working at a senior level in a large complex organisation, leading major organisational functions.
• Extensive experience of NHS regulatory processes, governance and strategic programme reporting. Experience of using a range of software programmes to manipulate data.
• Experience of analysing, synthesising and interpreting highly complex data, filtering and interpreting often conflicting information, to develop Health Board-wide policy.
• Experience of strategic thinking at a senior level of delivering effective corporate services in a large multifaceted environment and presenting at Board level.
• Significant experience of working with staff, citizens, governing bodies and groups of people who can be harder to reach.

Desirable

• Experience of working in health organisations.
• Experience of working with key external partners.
• Experience of working in a public service.
• Experience of working in the third sector.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name: Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address: Baglan Headquarters, 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan, Port Talbot, SA12 7BR

Employer's website: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)