Assistant Director of Nursing, Quality and Safety

Job summary

Are you an experienced senior nursing leader with a passion for delivering outstanding quality, safety and patient experience? We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Director of Nursing, Quality & Safety. Reporting to the Director of Midwifery, Women and Family Health, Deputy Executive Director of Nursing (Quality & Safety), you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Quality & Safety portfolio, including patient safety, patient experience, concerns, redress, claims and bereavement services.

The successful candidate will lead quality improvement programmes, support regulatory inspections, oversee governance arrangements, and ensure learning from incidents, complaints and feedback is embedded across the organisation. You will work collaboratively with executive colleagues, clinicians and partners to drive continuous improvement and deliver the highest standards of safe, person-centred care.

You will demonstrate strong strategic leadership, excellent communication skills and a proven track record of leading organisational change in complex healthcare environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence quality and safety at a Health Board-wide level, contribute to strategic planning. If you are committed to excellence, innovation and improving outcomes for patients, families and communities, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

This role supports the Director of Midwifery, Women and Family Health and the Deputy Executive Director of Nursing Quality and Safety in delivering the Health Board's Quality and Safety priorities. The post holder provides strategic leadership across the Quality and Safety portfolio, including People's Experience, Bereavement Services, Concerns, Redress and Claims, ensuring the effective delivery, monitoring and continuous improvement of patient safety initiatives. They also provide specialist advice and guidance on complex Quality and Safety matters within established frameworks and governance arrangements. In addition, the post holder participates in the Health Board's Gold on-call rota as a member of the senior leadership team, contributing to the management of operational and organisational issues as required.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description attached to this vacancy which sets out the main responsibilities of this role.

We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you dont speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, dont worry: the health board will support you with training.

About the employer

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.