Job summary
The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) CAMHS service is seeking an exceptional Band 8b Directorate Manager--a dynamic, strategic and people-centred leader ready to shape and elevate specialist mental health services for children and young people across Gwent.
This is your opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with the autonomy and influence to drive meaningful service improvement. Like other senior leadership posts, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams, deliver complex services, and support ongoing development in diverse environments--you will bring vision, clarity and compassion to a service committed to excellence.
Why ABUHB CAMHS?
You'll join a service driven by a passion to improve outcomes for children with mental health struggles, through innovate thinking, creativity and a commitment to collaboration with a vision to transform service to meet the needs of our local children. CAMHS at ABUHB, has won awards for transformational work & is leading on many innovations. We're looking for a values driven individual to help the service to flourish and maximise its local service delivery.
Main duties of the job
* Provide senior strategic leadership across a complex, multi-disciplinary service, ensuring high-quality clinical practice, robust governance and effective delivery across pathways.
* Inspire, develop and unite staff, using your excellent interpersonal and team-building skills to nurture a positive culture and empower clinical and non-clinical teams.
* Lead on service transformation, driving innovation and overseeing strategic developments aligned with national and local priorities for children and young people's mental health.
* Build strong relationships with partners, promoting integrated, cross-agency working to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of CAMHS.
* Oversee operational performance, managing resources, budgets, staffing structures and risk to ensure the highest standards of safety, effectiveness and experience.
* Be a visible, credible leader, supporting staff across multiple teams and fostering a culture of compassion, accountability and continuous learning.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Details
Date posted
24 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£65,424 to £76,021 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
040-AC
Job locations
St Cadocs
Lodge Road
Caerleon
NP18 3XQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
In conjunction with the Clinical Directors, direct, lead and motivate the relevant Directorates, ensuring a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services and that activity is fully aligned to the business of the HB, and is in line with local and national policy.
To promote good communication with the Clinical Directors and Senior Nurse for the Directorates and to promote effective communication within this Management Team to ensure clear and effective leadership for the Directorates.
To exercise judgment involving highly complex data and situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options in order to ensure the effective daily management of the Directorates.
To work closely with the Divisional management Team, Clinical Directors, Senior Nurses and Service Managers in the development of strategic and operational plans for the relevant services. To formulate and contribute to long term strategic plans which involve uncertainty, and may impact on the entire organisation and to ensure that they fit within the ABUHBs strategic plans and local and national policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
In conjunction with the Clinical Directors, direct, lead and motivate the relevant Directorates, ensuring a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services and that activity is fully aligned to the business of the HB, and is in line with local and national policy.
To promote good communication with the Clinical Directors and Senior Nurse for the Directorates and to promote effective communication within this Management Team to ensure clear and effective leadership for the Directorates.
To exercise judgment involving highly complex data and situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options in order to ensure the effective daily management of the Directorates.
To work closely with the Divisional management Team, Clinical Directors, Senior Nurses and Service Managers in the development of strategic and operational plans for the relevant services. To formulate and contribute to long term strategic plans which involve uncertainty, and may impact on the entire organisation and to ensure that they fit within the ABUHBs strategic plans and local and national policy.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
* Educated to Masters' Degree Level or equivalent level of work experience
* Management Quaificaton
* Evidence of CPD
Desirable
* ECDL
* Updated knowledge of Welsh Health and Social Care and its performance
Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Meet all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
* Previous experience working and participating in significant change management projects
* Ability to analyse and appropriately present high complex information
* Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing teams
Desirable
* Previous knowledge in required role and working in an medical/acute environment
* Experience if having produced reports and presented to a variety of audiences
* Experience of managing in a multi disciplinary setting
Other
Essential
* IT literate and able to use MS Work, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
* To have worked with highly confidential information and have a through understanding of the issues of confidentiality when dealing with organisational and person records
* Knowledge of the key stakeholders for health and social care delivery
* Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
* Must be mobile within a geographical area
Desirable
* Previous knowledge in required role and working in an medical/acute environment
Person Specification
Education
Essential
* Educated to Masters' Degree Level or equivalent level of work experience
* Management Quaificaton
* Evidence of CPD
Desirable
* ECDL
* Updated knowledge of Welsh Health and Social Care and its performance
Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Meet all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
* Previous experience working and participating in significant change management projects
* Ability to analyse and appropriately present high complex information
* Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing teams
Desirable
* Previous knowledge in required role and working in an medical/acute environment
* Experience if having produced reports and presented to a variety of audiences
* Experience of managing in a multi disciplinary setting
Other
Essential
* IT literate and able to use MS Work, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
* To have worked with highly confidential information and have a through understanding of the issues of confidentiality when dealing with organisational and person records
* Knowledge of the key stakeholders for health and social care delivery
* Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
* Must be mobile within a geographical area
Desirable
* Previous knowledge in required role and working in an medical/acute environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
St Cadocs
Lodge Road
Caerleon
NP18 3XQ
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Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
St Cadocs
Lodge Road
Caerleon
NP18 3XQ
Employer's website
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