Head of Nursing - Mental Health - East

Job summary

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR _ MONTHS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

Head of Nursing Secondment East

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the Head of Nursing Role within the East area Mental Health & Learning Disability Division at band 8c.

The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse and hold substantial experience of operating effectively at a senior level within the organisation.

The successful candidate will become part of the East area triumvirate and have a passion to deliver patient centred care by leading the East area team to deliver patient care which is high quality, effective and patient centred.

Main duties of the job

As Head of Nursing, you will ensure that all services are delivered in line with agreed performance, financial and governance objectives whilst ensuring the workforce are professionally led and managed in order to develop a highly motivated and empowered team. The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the service meets local, regional and national quality standards including nursing/service metrics in collaboration with all staff and teams

The post holder will hold demonstrative skills as a clinical nurse leader who is able to identify opportunities for service change and improvement to encourage and enable advancement and development of associated evidence-based services. This post is instrumental in developing and implementing the Clinical Governance frameworks and in giving professional advice in relation to the development of services, within the area/division and also to patients and families where required.

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.