Hywel Dda University Health Board
Clinical Quality Assurance and Practice Development Lead (MH&LD) - INTERNAL
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Clinical Quality Assurance and Practice Development Lead (MH&LD) - INTERNAL
# Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA HEALTH BOARD
Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for an experienced, motivated and compassionate clinical leader to take up a newly developed role at the heart of our Mental Health & Learning Disabilities (MH&LD) Clinical Care Group: Clinical Quality Assurance and Practice Development Lead.
This is a pivotal post for anyone who wants to make a tangible difference to the safety and quality of mental health and learning disability services across West Wales. You will lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of our quality assurance, incident learning and practice development systems — working across community, crisis, inpatient and liaison settings, and across the full age range from children through to older adults.
You will work closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, including direct engagement with the Assistant Director of Nursing and wider governance structures, to ensure that learning from incidents, audits and patient feedback translates into real, sustained improvements in frontline practice.
This is a role for someone who is as comfortable building relationships and coaching ward-based staff as they are presenting analysis and assurance to senior governance audiences.
If you are passionate about patient safety, evidence-based practice and genuine co-production with people who use our services and their families, we would welcome your application.
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The successful applicant will:
- Lead Quality Assurance & Practice Development function
- Lead incident management and Duty of Candour processes
- Coordinate quality reviews, audits and improvement work
- Develop policies and clinical standards
- Engage stakeholders and external partners
- Provide coaching, mentoring and education
- Promote co-production with patients and families
- Support governance and regulatory compliance
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 03/08/2026
About the Organisation
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, working in partnership with:
- The three local authorities
- Public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers
Our services include:
- 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 (Carmarthenshire); Tregaron Hospital (Ceredigion); and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals.
- Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion) and other community settings.
- 47 general practices (six health board-managed), dental practices (including four orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 43 general ophthalmic practices, and eight ophthalmic domiciliary providers.
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.
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