Divisional Nurse - Primary Care & Community Services

at  Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Primary & Community Care Division. This post gives an experienced and effective Nurse leader the opportunity to help influence and shape our services to provide exceptional health care closer to home.
The successful candidate will hold the most senior nursing position within the Division of Primary Care and Community Services. You will have a proven track record for innovation and leadership, and will be pivotal in providing strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership for nursing across the Division. You will thrive on providing specialist expertise for patient safety, quality and experience, efficiency and performance, which improve patient outcomes by driving transformation. In addition, you will be responsible for implementing national nursing policy and professional advice to the Divisional Director and General Manager on clinical nursing issues to ensure high quality and effective services in both Primary and Community Care.
We wish to appoint a compassionate and collaborative leader who is a strategic thinker with the ability to influence at all levels; possesses substantial nursing leadership experience within a large complex and multi-professional organisation; has a proven ability to achieve targets and objectives in a demanding and time pressured environment; holds a high level of personal integrity, as well as a real passion to make a difference, then we would like to hear from you.
The Divisional Nurse is an integral part of the Divisional Triumvirate, working in partnership with the Divisional Director and General Manager. The post holder will possess exceptional strategic and operational expertise to deliver and evaluate progress in achieving the Health Boards vision.
Holding the most senior nursing position within Community and Primary Care the Divisional Nurse will provide strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership, for nursing across the Division. Providing specialist expertise for patient safety, quality and experience, innovation, efficiency and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
To influence and contribute to Divisional and Corporate initiatives, particularly with respect to continuous improvement in patient care delivery and clinical quality. Providing assurance of proactive management of clinical improvement plans, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond to identified risks.
To be responsible for implementing national nursing policy and professional advice to the Divisional Director and General Manager on clinical nursing issues to ensure high quality and effective services in primary and community care. The post holder will be expected to work proactively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the Health Board discharges its functions effectively and efficiently and professional standards are adhered to.
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 specialty 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.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Please refer the Job description for details