NHS

Head of Nursing - Children & Young People


Pay75,405.00 - 86,885.00 / year
LocationMerthyr Tydfil/Wales
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: H9110-25-0687?language=en&page=559&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Nursing within Children and Young People's services at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking Head of Nursing to join and lead the team.The post holder will provide leadership and clinical expertise to the children & young people teams across a range of services within Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

      Main duties of the job

      The post holder will be based within the Children and Families Care Group within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as the Head of Nursing

      The post holder is responsible in conjunction with the Director of Midwifery & Nursing for the Children and Families Care Group for the quality and patient experience of services within the appropriate Directorate ensuring optimum standards of patient care via the effective and efficient management of human, financial and physical resources aligned to the principles of Value Based Healthcare.

      The post holder will lead on a portfolio of work identified by the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director, with a focus on quality improvement and innovation, care standards, learning and patient experience across the Directorate supported by the Senior Nursing & Midwifery Team.

      The post holder will be a key senior member of the Directorate working closely with the management team, playing a key role in the, development of services and service improvement to include Health & Social care integration. The post holder will have a key responsibility for the delivery of the Quality agenda within the Directorate.

      The post holder will provide nursing leadership and expert nursing advice and will work closely with the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director to ensure that a high standard of patient care is delivered.

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

      About us

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

      We live by our core values:

      • We listen, learn and improve
      • We treat everyone with respect
      • We all work together as one team

      We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

      Details

      Date posted

      16 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 8c

      Salary

      £75,405 to £86,885 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      110-NMR222-0525

      Job locations

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      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

      • Support the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director in workload management, workforce planning and modernisation for the nursing profession. Ensure that nurse staffing level meets the requirements of the All Wales Nurse Staffing Act and service specific standards and guidelines.
      • Responsible for the implementation of relevant regulatory and advisory guidance from within the specialist field of practice.
      • Responsible for monitoring effective deployment of the nursing resource to maintain quality and safe patient care using professional judgement and triangulated methodology.
      • Provide specialist (Speciality specific) information to the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and to other colleagues across the organisation and partner agencies.
      • Responsible for providing opportunities to engage the public in service development and monitoring of patient satisfaction such as Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS)/Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS).
      • Responsible for identifying opportunities for changing services through innovation, improvement, redesign, job enrichment/enlargement as a result of changes in policies.
      • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency forums to enhance closer working relationships including the 3rd sector.
      • Responsible for raising the profile and promoting the Nursing Service within the Children & Families Care Group, inside and outside the University Health Board.
      • Works with the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and senior team to build and maintain strong influential relationships with colleagues, staff and internal and external stakeholders to enable the service to develop a culture of collaborative working and a commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes for patients, ensuring the patients voice is heard in all key activities.
      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      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

      • Support the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director in workload management, workforce planning and modernisation for the nursing profession. Ensure that nurse staffing level meets the requirements of the All Wales Nurse Staffing Act and service specific standards and guidelines.
      • Responsible for the implementation of relevant regulatory and advisory guidance from within the specialist field of practice.
      • Responsible for monitoring effective deployment of the nursing resource to maintain quality and safe patient care using professional judgement and triangulated methodology.
      • Provide specialist (Speciality specific) information to the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and to other colleagues across the organisation and partner agencies.
      • Responsible for providing opportunities to engage the public in service development and monitoring of patient satisfaction such as Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS)/Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS).
      • Responsible for identifying opportunities for changing services through innovation, improvement, redesign, job enrichment/enlargement as a result of changes in policies.
      • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency forums to enhance closer working relationships including the 3rd sector.
      • Responsible for raising the profile and promoting the Nursing Service within the Children & Families Care Group, inside and outside the University Health Board.
      • Works with the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and senior team to build and maintain strong influential relationships with colleagues, staff and internal and external stakeholders to enable the service to develop a culture of collaborative working and a commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes for patients, ensuring the patients voice is heard in all key activities.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • MSc and/ or equivalent clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge

      Experience

      Essential

      • Managing a cross site, complex function
      • Experience of managing a budget
      • Experience of implementing Evidence Based Practice

      Desirable

      • Experience of SLAs and contractual working
      • Experience of managing other staff groups

      Skills

      Essential

      • Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them

      Desirable

      • Good Computer Skills
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • MSc and/ or equivalent clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge

      Experience

      Essential

      • Managing a cross site, complex function
      • Experience of managing a budget
      • Experience of implementing Evidence Based Practice

      Desirable

      • Experience of SLAs and contractual working
      • Experience of managing other staff groups

      Skills

      Essential

      • Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them

      Desirable

      • Good Computer Skills

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      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).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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