Head of Nursing - Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

Job summary

Join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division at Aneurin Bevan Health Board as our Head of Nursing!

We are at an exciting juncture with the launch of a new Mental Health Strategy and delivery plan, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of mental health and learning disability nursing services within our region.

If you are an experienced, compassionate nursing leader ready to drive clinical excellence and positive change and innovation, we want to hear from you!

Take the lead in transforming nursing care, inspiring your team, and making a real difference to patients' lives.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As Head of Nursing, you will play a key leadership role in supporting the Divisional Nurse to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality nursing care across the division. You will work closely with nursing teams, service leads, and multidisciplinary colleagues to uphold clinical excellence, improve patient experience, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

In this role, you'll be responsible for helping to implement strategic priorities, drive quality improvement initiatives, and support workforce planning and development. You will act as a professional role model, providing guidance, support, and clinical leadership to nursing teams while championing best practice and innovation in care delivery.

Working collaboratively with the Divisional Nurse, you will contribute to service redesign, policy development, and performance monitoring, ensuring that care aligns with both regulatory requirements and organisational objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse leader to take the next step in their career, influence positive change, and support the strategic delivery of high-quality services across the division.

About us

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.