Executive Director of Nursing

Alumni Global; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in the UK seeks an Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care. This critical role involves providing leadership for over 6500 staff while ensuring high standards of care and safety. The selected candidate will steer strategic priorities and promote continuous improvement across primary, community, mental health, and acute services. The position promises scope to influence care delivery meaningfully while supporting workforce development and effective governance. Strong leadership and collaborative skills are essential for driving this important agenda.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Relocation support

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or midwife with substantial senior leadership experience.
• Experience working at Board level or equivalent strategic responsibility.
• Strong track record in quality, safety, and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership to nurses and midwives.
• Act as the principal source of professional advice to the Board.
• Lead the development and delivery of a culture of continuous improvement.
• Oversee safeguarding and infection prevention and control.
• Champion professional development and support recruitment.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Clinical governance knowledge

Quality and safety improvement

Collaboration with diverse teams

Change management skills

Education

Registered nurse or midwife

Job description

Are you a senior nursing or midwifery leader who is committed to improving quality and patient experience across a complex healthcare system? Can you provide confident professional leadership while contributing fully to the strategic direction of a unitary Board?

We are seeking an Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care to join Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a critical Board role with professional responsibility for more than 6500 registered and non registered staff across primary, community, mental health and acute services. It offers the scope to influence care at scale and to support meaningful improvements for the 450 000 people we serve.

You will provide visible leadership for nursing, midwifery and the healthcare support workforce, ensuring high standards of practice, a strong focus on quality and safety, and consistent professional accountability. Working as part of the Executive Team and with clinical and operational colleagues across the Health Board, you will develop strategic priorities, support effective governance, and help drive sustainable service transformation.

The portfolio includes executive leadership for safeguarding, infection prevention and control, patient experience, clinical governance, research, volunteering and the Putting Things Right process. You will also play a key role in promoting learning, strengthening workforce planning, and creating the conditions in which colleagues can develop and thrive.

Main duties of the job

As Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care you will:

• Provide professional leadership to nurses,midwivesand healthcare support workers, setting clear expectations for standards of care,behaviourand accountability.
• Act as the principal source of professional advice to the Board on nursing,midwiferyand the wider quality agenda.
• Lead the development and delivery of a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that learning from incidents, concerns and claims informs practice.
• Hold executive responsibility for safeguarding and infection prevention and control, working with partners across the system to meet statutory duties.
• Oversee the Putting Things Right process and ensure a timely,fairand patient centred approach to concerns.
• Work with the Medical Director and Director of AHPs and Health Science to ensure robust clinical governance arrangements across Care Groups.
• Lead strategic workforce planning for the nursing and midwifery professions, working with universities, HEIW and the Director for People.
• Champion professional development, new roles and career pathways, supporting recruitment,retentionand staff wellbeing.
• Encourage research,innovationand adoption of digital technologies within nursing and midwifery practice.
• Ensure effective management of nursing resources, including compliance with the Nurse Staffing Act and initiatives to reduce reliance on temporary staffing.
• Contribute to the long term strategy of the Health Board and play an active role in NHS Wales at national level.

About you

You will be:

• A registered nurse ormidwife with substantial senior leadership experience and evidence of continued professional development.
• Experienced in working at Board level or in a role with equivalent strategic responsibility.
• Skilled at leading large, multisite teams with a strong track record in quality,safetyand service improvement.
• Able to work collaboratively across professions and organisations, with credibility among clinicians,partnersand regulators.
• Knowledgeable about clinical and corporate governance, workforce development, and the professional agenda across primary, community, mentalhealthand acute settings.
• A values basedleader who models integrity,opennessand inclusive behaviours.
• Confident engaging with patients,communitiesand staff, including in challenging situations.
• Committed to developing others and to creating a culture where colleagues feel respected,supportedand able to speak up.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board serves a diverse population across Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. With almost 13,500 staff and a strong community identity, CTM offers the opportunity to lead in a system with ambition for improvement and a commitment to partnership.

Our CTM 2030 strategy focuses on improving health outcomes, tackling inequalities and supporting wellbeing across our region. Our values guide how we work: listening and learning, treating everyone with respect, and working together as one team.

CTM offers a supportive working environment, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits and access to ongoing professional development. Relocation support is available.

For an informal conversation or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact our partners at Alumni Global: Tom Patterson at [e-mail] or 07970 339 151.