Head of Nursing - Medicine INTERNAL

Job Overview

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

This post is a Secondment for 3 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Interim Head of Nursing (Band 8c) for Medicine, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham.

The secondment period is up to 1st December 2025 in the first instance, but may be extended in line with service need.

The successful senior nurse will oversee the nursing provision across the Medical Directorate; working jointly with other senior nurses, site flow team, medical, operational colleagues.

This secondment is a great opportunity for a senior nurse with evidence of working in challenging and diverse clinical environments, where clear, focused and compassionate leadership is required, along with robust governance and patient safety procedures.

For more information, please contact Andrea Hughes, Nurse Director, East IHC over email.

All applications should be discussed with respective line manager to seek prior approval for secondment before application is made.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the overall leadership, management and strategic development of nursing and clinical services/strategy within area of responsibility, reporting directly to ADNS.
• Responsible and accountable for all nursing and clinical staff within the Directorate.
• Responsible for budget and physical resources within area of responsibility.
• Accountable for direct service delivery; liaises with external agencies at a strategic level across the health community. Sustains effective partnership working to support the implementation of joint strategies with external organisations. as appropriate eg: Local Authority; Area Teams; CHC; Police; Ambulance; Trust.
• Lead for complaints as delegated by ADNS ensuring robust mechanisms are in place for the investigation, monitoring and corrective action.
• Represents Site/Health Board on All Wales development either specific to nursing/clinical services or to speciality Directorate aligned to site.
• Deputises for ADNS and DGM.
• Part of the hospital ‘bronze on call rota’ out of office hour.
  
  

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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.

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Meets essential criteria/equivalent experience
  
  

Experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential Criteria

• Meets essential criteria/equivalent experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Meets desirable criteria/equivalent experience