Executive Medical Director

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Caerleon; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a visionary Medical Director to lead the delivery of outstanding healthcare services. This role involves strategic oversight and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to drive positive change and improve health outcomes for the community.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

In-house training programs

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Must have unblemished GMC registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of strategic objectives and healthcare transformation.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues.
• Motivate others to achieve service excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change Management

Clinical Governance

Public Health Principles

Education

Qualified Medical Professional

Postgraduate medical qualifications

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

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 shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

This vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity for a high-impact Medical Director at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a motivated and visionary Medical Director to lead our journey towards delivering outstanding, safe, and high-quality healthcare services. As one of the largest and most progressive Health Boards in Wales, we offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare while making a tangible difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are a values-driven organization committed to excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care. This is your chance to make a significant contribution to improving health services, driving positive change, and leading a dynamic, multidisciplinary team to achieve exceptional outcomes.

As Medical Director, you will be at the heart of our transformation. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you and other Executive Board Members will hold corporate responsibility for the delivery of strategic objectives, bringing experience, insight, and strategic vision to a challenging and rewarding role. You will need a deep understanding of delivering world-class healthcare, with a passion for quality improvement, clinical excellence, and patient safety.

Please view our Welcome Booklet for more information.

Interview date: 7 July 2025

Main duties of the job

We seek a high-caliber individual with proven leadership and successful change management experience. The successful candidate must demonstrate outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and motivate others to achieve service excellence.

Accountable to the Chief Executive, you will work autonomously but collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues to shape and innovate our services. You will need skills in working across broad stakeholder groups and be committed to public health principles.

Further information can be found in the job description and person specification in the Recruitment Pack.

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

Working for our organization

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organization with a passion for caring. We provide an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We offer opportunities for all career stages, extensive training, and development, including paid mandatory training, in-house programs, recognized qualifications, and management development pathways. We promote flexible working, support work-life balance, and offer occupational health support and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Following the success of the Clinical Futures Strategy, we have developed a new organizational strategy due for publication in July. Join us in pioneering new ways of working and delivering a world-class healthcare service.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified Medical Professional
• Unblemished GMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Postgraduate medical qualifications

Experience & Knowledge

• Practising GP or Medical Consultant level
• Clinical Governance and Medical Management experience
• Experience in organizational change
• Performance management and system implementation experience
• Understanding of health and social care decision-making and service improvement