Head of Nursing - Primary Care and Communities

Head of Nursing - Primary Care and CommunitiesCwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardAn exciting opportunity has arisen within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB as we are seeking to recruit a Head of Nursing for the Primary Care and Communities Care Group.The post holder will have overall responsibility for the management and professional leadership of nursing across all specialities within the care group. The post holder will be working closely with the Nurse Director and Service Director and nursing colleagues to ensure safe, effective and equitable care and service delivery for our population.Primary Care and Communities cover a wide range of services which include:Community HospitalsCommunity ServicesPalliative CareDistrict NursingHealthcare at HMP Parc PrisonPrimary Carethe Head of Nursing also provides nursing professionals support to GP Out of hours, Dental Nursing, and Vaccination centers.Main duties of the jobThe Head of Nursing is professionally accountable for the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care for services within the sphere of responsibility, and will promote and role model the Health Board values, professional leadership expectations and behaviours.The Head of Nursing will actively develop a culture of quality and productivity to improve patient/client care and services by analysis of complex data and information, developing and implementing solutions to enhance quality and meeting performance targets.The individual will lead a culture of ensuring patient/client safety through adherence to legal obligations and safety requirements by reviewing and challenging risks and progress on plans to reduce risk.The Head of Nursing will lead a culture of quality improvement, which produces new ideas, approaches, innovation or insights, ensuring that strategic and operational plans are developed and taken forward to improve patient/client care and services.As a key member of the Senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Care Group Nurse Directors, Clinical Directors and Clinical Service Group Managers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, efficient and cost-effective patient care.This is an exciting time to join the University Health Board and you will be integral in designing the operational structures and processes going forward.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.About usCwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.We live by our core values:We listen, learn and improveWe treat everyone with respectWe all work together as one teamWe are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.Job responsibilitiesYou 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 SpecificationRegistrationRegistered Nurse Adult with current NMC registrationQualificationsEducated to Master's Level or equivalent qualification, knowledge and/or experience supplemented by highly specialist qualificationKnowledgeHighly relevant specialist clinical knowledge relating to sphere of responsibilitiesHigh level knowledge of all current issues related to professional nursing practiceExperienceSignificant post registration experience at a very senior nursing levelSignificant senior operational management experience across healthcare sectorsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardNurse Director, Primary Care & Communities
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