Job overview

This is a new strategic position in the Health Board’s journey to become a truly listening, citizen centred, integrated organisation and will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management and the delivery of strategic tasks across the organisation. This role requires expert advisory skills, excellent relationship management, and the ability to adapt quickly to emerging challenges.

As one of seven Local Health Boards in Wales, we are proud to deliver services within a context which has at its heart the unification and integration of care for the people of Wales.  We provide primary, secondary, tertiary, community, mental health and learning disability, and dental services to our 390,000 residents. 

SBUHB is committed to improving the lives of our 390,000 residents.  We are led by our values of ‘caring for each other, working together, always improving’. With almost 14 000 staff and a turnover of around £1.6 billion, we are not just an anchor institution for the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, but a significant regional partner across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

Main duties of the job

The role: In this role you will:

be a visible and accessible member of the Senior Leadership Team and work closely with the Insight, Communications and Engagement team and Corporate Governance team to ensure critical issues are addressed in a timely way.

be able to demonstrate experience of delivering to tight timescales within an organisational framework where you are expected at all times to behave in accordance with our values demonstrating commitment to the delivery of high-quality services to patients and staff.

ensure the Chair, Chief Executive and Vice Chair are provided with clear and timely evidence-based reports and research and anticipate and respond to major policy and operational issues, ensuring the Chief Executive Officer has accurate and clear information on which to form a view on the way forward.

Ensure the Chief Executive and Chair are sighted on external matters and are fully briefed for all external meetings in a timely manner.

be able to identify the key external relationships, committee and fora required for constructive health system working, ensuring that the Chief Executive/Executive team has a wide view of the external environment and is fully prepared with required information.

be an excellent communicator in written, presentational and oral form to convey complex and sometimes contentious ideas, be able to develop policies and procedures to a high standard, and assimilate complex information from multiple sources accurately and at speed.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.