Care Group Nurse Director

Job summary

Care Group Nurse Director (Band 9)

Post 1: Medicine Care Group

Post 2: Women, Children, Young People and Families Care Group

Post 3: Integrated Community Services

Swansea Bay University Health Board is undertaking a significant transformation to become a clinically led organisation, with Care Groups designed around patient need, pathways and outcomes.

As Care Group Nurse Director you will provide senior clinical leadership and professional accountability across the Care Group. Working as part of the triumvirate leadership team, you will hold joint accountability for quality, safety and patient experience, ensuring services deliver consistently high standards of care.

You will lead clinical governance, promote learning and improvement, and ensure patient, family and carer voices help shape service design and delivery. The role requires an inspirational leader who can foster professional excellence, psychological safety and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified registered professionals, recognising that some Care Groups may benefit from leadership from a range of clinical backgrounds. Applicants should indicate their top three Care Group preferences within their application and refer to the accompanying Care Group structure document for further information.

Full time (37.5 hours per week). Interview date: 20 November.

Main duties of the job

o Lead service transformation and sustainability initiatives, contributing to the development and delivery of annual and mediumterm strategic and operational plans. Ensure services are designed to be responsive, efficient, and aligned with population healthneeds and quality standards, while actively monitoring performance to drive continuous improvement and system-wide impact.o Champions a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and compassionate leadership. The role plays a pivotal part in shapingand sustaining a positive, inclusive, and values-driven culture, fostering psychological safety, staff wellbeing, and a strong sense ofpurpose across multidisciplinary teams.o Provides expert strategic, operational, and professional leadership for nursing and midwifery services across the Care Group andis clinically accountable for the development and delivery of high-quality, safe, and compassionate care, ensuring that the needs ofpatients and their families are prioritised.o Responsible for the professional regulation of all NMC registrants, overseeing workforce development to ensure safe, personcentred care. Accountable for maintaining safe staffing levels in line with relevant legislation and service standards, providingassurance to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery and the Chief of Care Group, and proposing solutions to address anyidentified risks or deficits.o Participates in the Gold On-Call rota, and deputising for Executive lead

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.