Job Overview This is an exciting new role and opportunity within Hywel Dda University Health Board for an experienced clinical leader. The post holder will set high clinical standards and meet regulatory requirements for the delivery of the Women’s & Childrens Services Directorate for the HB. They will work across the whole Directorate to drive the service to achieve the best possible outcomes for service users ensuring that care is delivered in a safe manner, always striving for excellence within the resources available. You will provide expert strategic and clinical leadership and have overall professional leadership responsibility for Quality Governance across Midwifery & Women’s Services. You will actively lead and contribute to formulation of long-term, strategic plans to inform operational delivery, You will be an authorative, compassionate and transformational leader capable of building string relationships with key stakeholders as you support the organisation to strive for excellence. This will include working collaboratively with other Health Boards across Wales to consider regional and tertiary planning as appropriate. Main duties of the job The role is an important senior leadership role working as part of the Planned and Specialist Care Clinical Care group, professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, Quality, Safety and Patient Experience, providing specialist strategic and operational advice on matters relating to Women’s and Childrens Services across the Health Board. You will be professionally accountable for the quality and safety of the delivery of Women & Children’s services and maintaining professional standards and adherence to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards. Working for our organisation Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest; Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire; 47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres; Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable). 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