Senior Clinical Manager; Adult Mental Health Community

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual with strong leadership qualities to join the Community Adult Mental Health Team in Hywel Dda Health Board as a Senior Clinical Manager. The portfolio for this post includes:

• North Ceredigion Community Mental Health Centre and Ceredigion Intensive Assessment and Home Treatment Services
• South Ceredigion Community Mental Health Team
• Swn-y-Gwynt and Towy Valley Community Mental Health Team

Our Community Mental Health Centres, incorporate Secondary Care under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and Intensive Assessment & Home Treatment Services.

You will be required to demonstrate a strong desire to deliver exemplary care to patients in these settings and uphold the Values of Hywel Dda Health Board.

You will possess proven experience in delivering, managing and leading services with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a flexible approach. The successful candidate will be forward thinking and have a demonstrable passion for service development and innovation as well as a commitment to co-production with our third sector partners.

The base for this post is in Ceredigion.

Travel will be required to support the service needs. You will also be part of our second on call service rota.

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

Interviews to be held on 20/3/2026

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

• Professional Registration (NMC, HCPC, Social Care Wales)
• Evidence of post basic development and experience in adult and older adult mental health services to postgraduate diploma level
• Evidence of CPD qualification which would equate to working at Masters degree level
• Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of Mental Health Legislation and its application in practice
• Significant knowledge of the strategic drivers for change within Mental Health Services
• Significant knowledge of evidence based practice and psychological interventions used within Adult Mental Health
• Experience working within mental health services
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Management and, or leadership qualification
• Evidence of change management knowledge
• Evidence of completion of Silver IQT
• The ability to analyse data effectively and manage performance target systems
• Is able to demonstrate a working knowledge of implementing change and a robust clinical governance,…