Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The closing date is 21 January 2026

Are you a senior nursing or midwifery leader who is committed to improving quality and patient experience across a complex healthcare system? Can you provide confident professional leadership while contributing fully to the strategic direction of a unitary Board?

We are seeking an Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care to join Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a critical Board role with professional responsibility for more than 6500 registered and non registered staff across primary, community, mental health and acute services. It offers the scope to influence care at scale and to support meaningful improvements for the 450 000 people we serve.

You will provide visible leadership for nursing, midwifery and the healthcare support workforce, ensuring high standards of practice, a strong focus on quality and safety, and consistent professional accountability. Working as part of the Executive Team and with clinical and operational colleagues across the Health Board, you will develop strategic priorities, support effective governance, and help drive sustainable service transformation.

The portfolio includes executive leadership for safeguarding, infection prevention and control, patient experience, clinical governance, research, volunteering and the Putting Things Right process. You will also play a key role in promoting learning, strengthening workforce planning, and creating the conditions in which colleagues can develop and thrive.

For more information or to apply for this role, contact Tom Patterson at Alumni Global via thom, or visit the dedicated microsite:

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline ther you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

As Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Care you will:

• Provide professional leadership to nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers, setting clear expectations for standards of care, behaviour and accountability.
• Act as the principal source of professional advice to the Board on nursing, midwifery and the wider quality agenda.
• Lead the development and delivery of a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that learning from incidents, concerns and claims informs practice.
• Hold executive responsibility for safeguarding and infection prevention and control, working with partners across the system to meet statutory duties.
• Oversee the Putting Things Right process and ensure a timely, fair and patient centred approach to concerns.
• Work with the Medical Director and Director of AHPs and Health Science to ensure robust clinical governance arrangements across Care Groups.
• Lead strategic workforce planning for the nursing and…