Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual with strong leadership qualities to join the Community Adult Mental Health Team in Hywel Dda Health Board as a Senior Clinical Manager. The portfolio for this post includes:
- North Ceredigion Community Mental Health Centre and Ceredigion Intensive Assessment and Home Treatment Services
- South Ceredigion Community Mental Health Team
- Swn-y-Gwynt and Towy Valley Community Mental Health Team
Our Community Mental Health Centres, incorporate Secondary Care under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and Intensive Assessment & Home Treatment Services.
You will be required to demonstrate a strong desire to deliver exemplary care to patients in these settings and uphold the Values of Hywel Dda Health Board.
Main duties of the job
You will possess proven experience in delivering, managing and leading services with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a flexible approach. The successful candidate will be forward thinking and have a demonstrable passion for service development and innovation as well as a commitment to co-production with our third sector partners.
The base for this post is in Ceredigion.
Travel will be required to support the service needs. You will also be part of our second on call service rota.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 20/3/2026
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Professional Registration (NMC, HCPC, Social Care Wales)
- Management experience
- Evidence of post basic development and experience in adult and older adult mental health services to postgraduate diploma level
- Evidence of CPD qualification which would equate to working at Masters degree level
- Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of Mental Health Legislation and its application in practice
- Significant knowledge of the strategic drivers for change within Mental Health Services
- Significant knowledge of evidence based practice and psychological interventions used within Adult Mental Health
- Experience working within mental health services
- Degree or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Management and, or leadership qualification
- Evidence of change management knowledge
- Evidence of completion of Silver IQT
- The ability to analyse data effectively and manage performance target systems
- Is able to demonstrate a working knowledge of implementing change and a robust clinical governance, assurance system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of utilising the datix system to manage concerns and complaints, incidents and risk registers
- Experience in using change management skills to implement any action plans generated by Serious Untoward Events, Internal and External inspections
- Experience in effective resource management across a whole system
- Experience in planning and delivering effective PADR systems
- Substantial post registration experience of working in Mental Health both in inpatient and community settings
- Experience in operational management and professional leadership
- Experience of working co-productively with the 3rd sector, service users and carers
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking investigations, both staff and RCA investigations into Serious and Untoward events.
- Experience of working with health finance systems.
- Experience of producing SBAR reports for governance meetings
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Professional Registration (NMC, HCPC, Social Care Wales)
- Management experience
- Evidence of post basic development and experience in adult and older adult mental health services to postgraduate diploma level
- Evidence of CPD qualification which would equate to working at Masters degree level
- Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of Mental Health Legislation and its application in practice
- Significant knowledge of the strategic drivers for change within Mental Health Services
- Significant knowledge of evidence based practice and psychological interventions used within Adult Mental Health
- Experience working within mental health services
- Degree or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Management and, or leadership qualification
- Evidence of change management knowledge
- Evidence of completion of Silver IQT
- The ability to analyse data effectively and manage performance target systems
- Is able to demonstrate a working knowledge of implementing change and a robust clinical governance, assurance system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of utilising the datix system to manage concerns and complaints, incidents and risk registers
- Experience in using change management skills to implement any action plans generated by Serious Untoward Events, Internal and External inspections
- Experience in effective resource management across a whole system
- Experience in planning and delivering effective PADR systems
- Substantial post registration experience of working in Mental Health both in inpatient and community settings
- Experience in operational management and professional leadership
- Experience of working co-productively with the 3rd sector, service users and carers
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking investigations, both staff and RCA investigations into Serious and Untoward events.
- Experience of working with health finance systems.
- Experience of producing SBAR reports for governance meetings
Language Skills
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
