Executive Director of Nursing, Quality, Women and Family

Powys Teaching Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 131,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking an Executive Director of Nursing, Quality, Women and Family Health to provide strategic leadership and ensure high-quality care. The role involves managing nursing services, leading cultural change, and contributing to the Health Board's strategic objectives in a supportive and progressive environment.

Benefits

Career development pathways

Healthy work-life balance

Supportive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Current validation and registration as a nurse, midwife or SCPHN with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Evidence of current Management and Leadership Development.
• Experience of operating effectively at a strategic level within a health commissioning or providing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing and midwifery services with executive-level responsibility for quality and safety.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and provide professional advice to the Board.
• Manage a budget of £13m and oversee around 220 staff.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Clinical Governance

Person-Centred Care

Education

Master's degree in relevant subject

Job description

Main area: Nursing and Midwifery
Grade: Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM Jesp 11
Contract: Permanent
Hours:Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 070-EDN-0525
Site: Bronllys
Town:Bronllys
Salary:£131,284 - £136,225 per annum
Salary period:Yearly

Closing: 04/06/2025 23:59

Job Overview

We are seeking to recruit an Executive Director ofNursing, Quality, Women and Family to join the Powys Teaching Health Board, who can demonstrate strong strategic and clinical leadership.

In this Executive Director role, you will be the professional lead for nursing and midwifery, and you will have executive-level responsibility for the quality and safety of care across the Health Board. A key part of your portfolio includes leadership ofWomen and Family Health, including maternity and children’s services—areas where compassion, evidence-based care, and partnership with families are critical.

We are looking for a transformational leader with broad and deep experience of delivering high-impact, strategic change across complex systems. Youwill be a champion for person-centred care, equity, and empowerment—of patients, families, and staff alike. Your ability to work collaboratively across systems, lead cultural change, and deliver outcomes that matter will be crucial to our continued success.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Nursing, Quality, Women and Family Health is a key statutory post with responsibility for high level clinical leadership, management, direction and, professional advice to the Board, complying with legislation. The post-holder ensures the highest possible quality and range of healthcare provision within available resources, sustaining a patient/public centred approach through all services and staff (for directly provided and multi-faceted commissioned services).

The post-holder is the executive lead for corporate nursing, women’s, children’s and family services. They are the professional accountable officer for nurses and midwives and the lead for professional standards. The post holder is an Executive Director and a voting Board Member, who is expected to contribute to all aspects of the work of the Health Board, accepting shared accountability for the achievement of the Health Boards strategic and operational objectives, whilst setting and exemplifying values, behaviours and standards.

This includes budget responsibility for a budget of£13m and professional responsibility for the direct management of around 220 staff across the corporate nursing and family services functions, as well as professional responsibility for all nursing and midwifery staff.

Working for our organisation

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit:https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current validation and registration as a nurse, midwife or SCPHN with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Educated to master’s degree level in a relevant subject.
• Evidence of current Management and Leadership Development.
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of operating effectively at a strategic level within a health commissioning or providing organisation.
• Proven experience of working and contributing at Board level.
• Significant leadership, management and professional experience in the NHS.

As a Health Board we embrace diversity and inclusion. We offer a supportive and welcoming place to work which is free from discrimination and fair in all our working practices.

We’ll value your contribution whether you’re looking for your first job, an apprenticeship, re-entering the workforce or looking for a career change. Powys Teaching Health Board warmly welcomes all.

You can complete your application in Welsh or English, it’s entirely your choice. Once you’ve applied, we will keep you updated on the progress of your application, so be sure to check your emails regularly.

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable