Head Of Nursing – Specialist Surgical Services

at  Swansea Bay University Health Board

We are recruiting for Head of Nursing for Specialist Surgical Services (SSSG). You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Health Board provides great quality of care for our patients.
The Head of Nursing for SSSG is a great opportunity for a senior nursing leader with relevant experience to consider. Our SSSG division consists Burns and Plastics, Dermatology, Critical Care/outreach, Vascular access, Cardiac Services.
This is an exciting time to join the SSSG team, with dedicated programmes of work in motion that will support our vision of becoming a high performing organisation that provides excellent care for our patients.
The SSSG Head of Nursing post sits within the SSSG division, and works within an MDT model. The Head of Nursing is part of the SSSG leadership triumphant.
The Head of Nursing is responsible for the leadership and management of nursing within SSSG. They have joint responsibility for the effective delivery of quality, financial and operational performance of the service line including ownership of key clinical quality performance targets and measures for the service.
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.
This exciting position will be integral to ensuring continued safe and successful services within the SSSG division.
As the Head of Nursing, you will make a real difference to patient care and pathways. As a subject matter expert and specialist, you will provide visible professional leadership and demonstrate a strong commitment to support the team in the delivery of both the nursing and Health Board strategy.
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
You will support the teams in the transformation agenda in redesigning models of care and patient pathways to provide the best possible care and outcome for our patients.
Provide day to day operational management of nursing clinical services, liaising effectively with all internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that service planning and operational activity satisfy the requirements of governance.
On a day-to-day basis, you will have professional line management, supervision responsibilities and over sight of the wellbeing of Matrons, Clinical nurse Specialist and other healthcare professionals and their teams ensuring support, professional growth and leadership development are provided for all the staff.
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 interviews for this post will be held on 03.07.2024 & 04.07.2024

Please refer the Job description for details