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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 9
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (To meet the needs of the service (Organisational redesign))
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-NMR145-0725
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Llandough
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£106,967 - £123,091 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Director of Nursing - Mental Health

NHS AfC: Band 9

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

·         We are kind and caring

·         We are respectful

·         We have trust and integrity

·         We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Please be advised that 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 temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed


 

Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR UPTO 12 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE

The role of the Director of Nursing (DoN) is a key senior leadership position, ensuring excellent quality outcomes and experience for patients across all sites within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. 

The DoN will lead on the delivering of the national nursing vision using prudent healthcare principles ensuring that the vision, values and strategic themes of the UHB are translated into clear integrated goals.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Main duties of the job

The DoN will have delegated accountability and responsibility through the Executive Director of Nursing for ensuring professional leadership and governance of clinical services. 

The DoN will create an open, just culture where teams are confident and skilled in providing regular, constructive feedback, where issues can be raised and solved openly, leading to a productive people centred solution focused working environment.  

The DoN will actively establish and build a wide range of effective networks, contacts and partnerships within and outside the UHB which are used to inform and influence the direction of families, patients and service users. 

The DoNs will lead an organisational approach to share and learn from successes and failures, staff and user feedback using an evidence and research data set to challenge and improve quality care and experience. Responsible as an integral part of the role for initiating and developing research and development programmes which must support the UHB’s broader objectives. 

 
 

The DoN will be responsible for the provision of strategic leadership and management of staff throughout the Clinical Board and ensure the safe, high quality and efficient management of all services within the responsibility and accountability. 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Develop a culture where safe and high-quality patient/citizen centred care is consistently delivered by those working in nursing with a focus on innovation and continuous improvements in the quality of service delivery. 

Ensure that effective risk management and systems of governance are in place for nursing (clinical, financial, staff, audit and information) through proactive management of the services.  

 

Ensuring that the Health and Care Standards are understood and embedded within service delivery, including communication, delivery and monitoring of ongoing performance. 

Responsible for establishing and maintaining systems for assessing families/patients and nurses’ views on the quality of services provided and for involving patients/clients, their families/carers. 

 Work in collaboration to introduce the necessary changes for implementing the Duty of Quality. 

create a culture of quality within areas of responsibility 

focus on improving the quality of health services and outcomes for the local, regional, All Wales population on an ongoing basis and actively monitor progress of improvement and routinely share this information with the local, regional, All Wales population  

Lead the on-going development of PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) and PREMs (Patient Reported Experience Measures) in the services within their responsibility. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge relating to sphere of responsibilities
  • Educated to Master’s level
Desirable criteria
  • Mental Health registration
  • Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience at a very senior nursing level
  • Extensive experience of leading and successfully implementing service improvement/redesign programmes in a multi-disciplinary environment/ across a range of services
Desirable criteria
  • Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries, develop networks and alliances, project a vision and obtain ownership and commitment from stakeholders
  • Developing and delivering governance systems including management and mitigation of risk

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jason Roberts
Job title
Executive Nurse Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921836332
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