Head of Nursing - PRIMARY CARE, COMMUNITY AND CHC DIVISION

NHS; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Head of Nursing to oversee the Primary Care, Community Services, and Complex and Long-Term Care Division. This role requires a registered nurse with a strong educational background in nursing and proven leadership abilities. The successful candidate will lead nursing recruitment and retention efforts while ensuring high standards of patient care. This position fosters professional development and values the Welsh language.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training and development opportunities

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with substantial experience in nursing leadership.
• Educated to MSc level in nursing or equivalent experience.
• Community Nursing qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Measure and improve standards of care and patient experience.
• Deputise for the Divisional Nurse on professional nursing issues.

Skills

Highly developed communication skills

Ability to lead and manage conflicting priorities

Experience in transforming services

Welsh language speaker

Education

Registered Nurse

First level degree in nursing

Community Nursing qualification

Educated to MSc level in nursing/health care related subject

Job description

Head of Nursing - PRIMARY CARE, COMMUNITY AND CHC DIVISION

This pivotal role will support our Primary, Community and Comple and Long-Term Care Division in delivering outstanding, high-quality care in line with the Place-Based Care model.

With a portfolio that includes professional leadership of our Complex and Long-Term Care Team and driving key strategic priorities, including delivery of the Six Goals for Urgent Care, you will play a critical role in shaping services that meet the needs of our communities now and in the future.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the Divisional Nurse/Associate Director of Nursing, Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care and Heads of Service the post holder will be responsible for taking the lead on agreed nursing development programmes, recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints. The postholder is pivotal to ensuring safe, timely and compassionate care to patients and service users across and beyond designated areas.

The post holder is a senior nursing professional within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB), providing a professional and lead role within Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care Division. As a senior member of the Nursing Division, supporting the Divisional Nurse/Associate Director of Nursing, Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care the post holder will have designated responsibility for the provision of clinical and professional nursing assurance and expertise on all issues related to nursing and patient care and experience within designated areas across the Division.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

As a senior nurse leader for the Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care Division, the post holder will take a lead on identified nursing recruitment and retention drives and advise on hard to recruit areas using a variety of means to both recruit new staff and retain established staff. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Divisional Nurse/Associate Director of Nursing, Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care to measure and continuously improve standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls whilst remaining within resource constraints. The post holder is pivotal to ensuring safe, timely and compassionate care.

The post holder is professionally responsible to the Divisional Nurse/Associate Director of Nursing, Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care and will deputise for the Divisional Nurse/Associate Director of Nursing, Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care on all professional nursing issues related to Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care.

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

Application

• Registered Nurse
• First level degree in nursing
• Educated to MSc level in nursing/health care related subject or demonstrate experience equivalent to this level of education.
• Community Nursing qualification

Interview

• Highly developed communication skills
• Significant demonstrable knowledge and experience of transforming services
• Experience of leading and managing conflicting priorities and demonstrating ability to provide stability to the team
• Significant experience and in-depth knowledge in a number of disciplines
• Welsh language speaker

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.