Job summary
- Main area
- Managers/Deputy Managers
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00.)
- Job ref
- 040-AC236-0725
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Cadocs Hospital
- Town
- Caerleon
- Salary
- £89,491 - £103,203 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Divisional General Manager, Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
Band 8d
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
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.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division at Aneurin Bevan Health Board!
We are at an exciting juncture with the launch of a new Mental Health Strategy and delivery plan, presenting a unique opportunity to shape the future of mental health and learning disability services within our region.
If you are an experienced, compassionate, and visionary leader, ready to drive positive change with passion and optimism, we want to hear from you!
Take the lead in transforming care and making a real difference.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
As General Manager for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities you will be responsible for the implementation of divisional and health board strategies; in particular focusing on the transformation agenda, delivering performance standards, service improvements and efficiencies that will enhance patient care and improve patient pathways.
The successful candidate should have extensive operational management experience and must be able to evidence delivery of whole system change and management of complex and interdependence operational services.
You will report to the Divisional Director of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, with professional accountability to the Executive Director. The General manager will work as part of a supportive, knowledgeable and innovative multi-disciplinary Senior Leadership Team who pride themselves on their influence in improving mental health and learning disability services for the population of Gwent.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
- Proven experience in senior operational management, in Healthcare or Social Care settings.
- A passion for delivering high-quality, equitable, and safe care.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A track record of driving service improvements and leading successful change programmes.
Working for our organisation
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 speciality 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
We invite interested applicants to contact us who may wish to discuss this opportunity via the contact information provided.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets some or is working towards it, for example, a student
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets some or is working towards it, for example, a student
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets some or is working towards it, for example, a student
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets some or is working towards it, for example, a student
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Turner
- Job title
- Divisional Director for Mental Health & LD
- Email address
- [email protected]
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