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Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

This post is a secondment for 6 months until 1st September 2026 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6‑month secondment as Head of Nursing within the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

We are entering a pivotal period with the launch of a new Mental Health Strategy and delivery plan, offering a unique chance to influence and shape the future of mental health and learning disability nursing services across our region.

This secondment provides the opportunity to take on a key leadership role at a time of significant strategic development. You will be central to driving clinical excellence, championing innovation, and leading meaningful service transformation. The role offers the scope to inspire and support nursing teams across diverse services while making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we serve.

This position is ideal for an experienced and compassionate nursing leader who is motivated by improvement, committed to high‑quality care, and eager to contribute to a forward‑thinking and ambitious service.

Main duties of the job

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.

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

Working for our organisation

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 speciality 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.

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse with active/live registration with the NMC.
• Educated to Masters level in nursing/health care related subject or demonstrate experience equivalent to this level of education.
• Comprehensive continual professional development portfolio.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership/ Management development programme/certificate.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of Senior Nurse management.

Desirable criteria

• Sufficient experience.