Executive Medical Director: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 212,761 to 224,277 £ / Year

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking an exceptional clinical leader to join its Board as Executive Medical Director at a critical point in its journey of recovery, improvement and transformation.

As Executive Medical Director, you will be a statutory Executive Officer and full voting member of the Board, sharing collective responsibility for organisational strategy, quality, safety, performance and improvement.

You will act as the principal source of medical and clinical advice to the Board and Chief Executive, providing visible, values-led leadership to the medical workforce and the wider organisation.

You will play a leading role in shaping and delivering the Health Boards strategic programmes, including service transformation and recovery, ensuring that clinical leadership is central to the organisations direction and delivery

Please note all applications for this role must be made through the Hunter Healthcare portal:https://hhmicrosites.com/sbuhb-welcome/

Any applications received through NHS Jobs will not be considered.

Main duties of the job

  • Leading the clinical quality, safety and governance agenda in partnership with Executive colleagues
  • Providing professional leadership for doctors and dentists, including Responsible Officer duties
  • Driving service transformation, innovation and value-based healthcare
  • Leading clinical engagement and performance improvement across the organisation
  • Supporting organisational recovery, access, productivity and workforce sustainability
  • Leading clinical research, education, and innovation to improve patient outcomes
  • Working across systems and partnerships to deliver integrated, patient-centred care
  • Championing a culture of openness, learning, continuous improvement and patient safety

You will work closely with the Executive Director of Public Health and partners to support improvements in population health and reduce inequalities, ensuring services are aligned to prevention, early intervention and community-based care.

We are seeking a visible, credible and compassionate clinical leader who can inspire teams, lead through complexity, and deliver meaningful change at pace.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Further information regarding the role can be obtained by contacting Hunter Healthcare directly via the contact details provided or by visiting: https://hhmicrosites.com/sbuhb-welcome/sbuhb-executive-medical-director/

Desirable

  • Further information regarding the role can be obtained by contacting Hunter Healthcare directly via the contact details provided or by visiting: https://hhmicrosites.com/sbuhb-welcome/sbuhb-executive-medical-director/

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.