Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing, Quality and Safety
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-NMR098-1026
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Bronllys
- Salary
- £80,698 - £92,984 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/11/2026
Employer heading
Assistant Director of Nursing, Quality and Safety
Band 8c
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Job overview
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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered NMC/AHP professional with master’s level education or equivalent senior leadership experience
- Extensive strategic experience within Quality & Safety, including patient experience and engagement frameworks
- Strong knowledge and application of nationally reportable incident frameworks and serious incident review processes
- Proven leadership experience in managing and delivering services within complex healthcare environments
- Extensive system-wide understanding of clinical operations across Primary and Secondary Care
- Advanced knowledge of Quality and Safety legislation, research, and evidence-based practice
- Strong awareness of national policy, regulatory bodies, and initiatives (e.g. HIW, HSE, WRP)
- Senior-level NHS clinical experience
- Proven expertise in developing and leading governance frameworks to drive quality, safety, and service improvement
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates practical experience and/or formal qualification in Quality Improvement methodologies
- Sound understanding of the strategic landscape and key challenges shaping the NHS
- Up-to-date knowledge of emerging Quality Improvement approaches and best practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience working across diverse clinical settings, with significant leadership of Patient Safety and Risk Management functions within the NHS
- Proven expertise in leading incident investigations and embedding learning to improve patient safety outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement Health Board-wide policies and large-scale organisational change programmes
- In-depth knowledge of Patient Safety principles, including governance, improvement methodologies, and system-based approaches
- Experience in managing risk management systems (e.g. Datix) to support organisational assurance and decision-making
- Strong track record of co-design and collaborative working with patients, services, and stakeholders to enhance quality of care
- Effective leadership in financial oversight, performance management, and people management within complex healthcare environments
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in developing and implementing a Risk Management strategy
- Experience in Project/Change Management in a healthcare environment and driving improvement for the safety of patients
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Analyse and interpret complex clinical and performance data, applying specialist quality and patient safety expertise to inform sound decision-making and recommendations
- Advanced organisational and programme management skills, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities, deliver strategic objectives, and meet demanding deadlines
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of presenting complex information clearly and producing high-quality reports for senior leaders and external stakeholders
- Demonstrates strong, values-based leadership, with the ability to motivate, influence and support teams through change using emotional intelligence and clear strategic direction
- Resilient and self-directed, with the ability to work independently, use initiative, and perform effectively under pressure in complex environments
- Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare systems, clinical practice, risk management, and regulatory frameworks within health and social care
- Digitally proficient, with the ability to utilise information systems effectively and support learning and development across teams
Desirable criteria
- Ability to drive cultural change, promoting openness, transparency, and a just culture within organisations
- Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, with the ability to embed a culture of learning and improvement
- Strategic leadership capability, with the ability to shape and influence organisational direction for quality and safety across complex systems
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within the role as required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amie Symes
- Job title
- Deputy Exec Director of Nursing, Quality & Safety
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 711661
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