Job Description

The Health Board has an innovative new operating model. The Acute Directorate work together to meet the health needs of its population and with wider stakeholders to plan developments to meet the future needs of the population.A truly exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and suitably qualified professional to join us as our Lead Nurse for the Mental Health Acute Directorate within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.To succeed in this role you will need to inspire and motivate a large workforce, build excellent relationships through good communication skills, and have a strong eye for detail and most importantly, for professional standards. You must be willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges and possess the knowledge and drive to create and deliver innovative opportunities for developing population health and patient care.As a key member of the senior leadership team you will work closely with the Clinical Services Director, the Nurse Director, the Clinical Service Group Managers, Senior Nurses and Local Authority partners, as well as 3rd sector colleagues.The successful candidate will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse who is committed to delivering person-centred high quality mental health services.Main duties of the jobThe Lead Nurse role requires strong clinical leadership, ensuring a professional, visible role model to nurses.The Lead Nurse is professionally accountable for the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care for the services within the sphere of responsibility.The Lead Nurse will lead a culture of quality improvement, which provides new ideas, approaches, innovation or insights, ensuring that plans are developed and taken forward to improve patient/care and services.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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 improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We 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.Date posted11 February 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8bSalaryxc2xa363,150 to xc2xa373,379 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number110-NMR064-0225Job locationsRoyal Glamorgan HospitalYnysmaerdyCF72 8XRJob descriptionJob 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 TracJob descriptionJob 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 TracPerson SpecificationKnowledgeEssential

• Registered Nurse mental health
• Understanding of National polices, priorities

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of managing inpatient and unscheduled care
• Implementation of change management and effective transformation models

ExperienceEssential

• Significant senior nurse management experience

Desirable

• Previous experience within clinical speciality
• Experience of Quality, Safety and Risk assurance

Person SpecificationKnowledgeEssential

• Registered Nurse mental health
• Understanding of National polices, priorities

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of managing inpatient and unscheduled care
• Implementation of change management and effective transformation models

ExperienceEssential

• Significant senior nurse management experience

Desirable

• Previous experience within clinical speciality
• Experience of Quality, Safety and Risk assurance

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