Deputy Group Nurse Director

at  Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea Bay University Health Board would like to invite applications for this exciting and challenging role in a team delivering compassionate and clinically excellent healthcare.

ABOUT US:

Morriston Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Wales with around 720 beds.
The hospital is the regional acute tertiary hospital for South West Wales, offering a range of specialist services, including trauma and orthopaedics, renal medicine, neurology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and it hosts the regional cleft lip and palate service for children and adults.
It offers one of two cardiac centres in Wales and is home to the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, including bariatric surgery (obesity service) for Wales. It also has a modern intensive care unit.
Morriston has one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E or ED) in Wales, and hosts the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cymru (EMRTS), otherwise known as the Flying Doctors.
It also provides acute medical beds and a wide range of surgical and urological services, children’s wards and a children’s high dependency unit. It has a full range of high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic services, as well as outpatient services.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

• A senior member of the Morriston Hospital Service Group, reporting to the Morriston Group Nurse Director.
• Leadership is a key factor to the success of this role, modelling and reinforcing the Health Boards values. Providing strong nursing and managerial support.
• You will be responsible for the implementation of the Quality and patient safety strategy, quality governance arrangements, compliance with CQC standards, the professional leadership of Nursing and AHPs, Safeguarding, Medicines Management and Infection Prevention and Control.
• Supporting assurance around clinical activity, to ensure Morriston Hospital delivers the outcomes and standards that are expected and meets the necessary performance and activity levels.
• You will also support and develop your team, creating an environment where all professionals embrace improvement as an essential element of healthcare. You will demonstrate this through your efficient and positive response when change is needed, re-evaluating decisions in light of new data.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want 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 or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and 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 that our 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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

We are looking for;

• An inspirational nurse leader, who embraces values-based care, and who is committed to putting the patient first.
• Highly motivated with an engaging style and a passion for service improvement.
• Track record of leading and managing a service with a commitment to investing time and energy into the Hospital/Service Group and the wider Health Board.
• Has proven strategic leadership and up-to-date expertise in clinical quality governance and quality improvement.
• Extensive knowledge of complex and acute services including; staff management and change management.

The interviews for this post will be held on 01.07.2024 & 02.07.2024

• A senior member of the Morriston Hospital Service Group, reporting to the Morriston Group Nurse Director.
• Leadership is a key factor to the success of this role, modelling and reinforcing the Health Boards values. Providing strong nursing and managerial support.
• You will be responsible for the implementation of the Quality and patient safety strategy, quality governance arrangements, compliance with CQC standards, the professional leadership of Nursing and AHPs, Safeguarding, Medicines Management and Infection Prevention and Control.
• Supporting assurance around clinical activity, to ensure Morriston Hospital delivers the outcomes and standards that are expected and meets the necessary performance and activity levels.
• You will also support and develop your team, creating an environment where all professionals embrace improvement as an essential element of healthcare. You will demonstrate this through your efficient and positive response when change is needed, re-evaluating decisions in light of new data