Job overview
Swansea Bay University Health Board is responsible for delivering integrated healthcare for South West Wales and provides tertiary, acute, intermediate, mental health, community and primary care services on a large scale to the people of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and beyond.
We are highly passionate about the communities we serve and the people we employ, with ambitious and exciting plans for the future. As a Health Board we have a clear set of values – caring for each other: working together and always improving – that underpin everything.
We are seeking applications from high calibre senior leaders to join the Capital Planning and Estates team to lead in the delivery of services and performance management within the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
Based at the Heath Board Headquarters at Baglan the post holder will report directly to the Director of Finance.
As the senior member of the Capital Planning and Estates team this post operates at a strategic level, with limited guidance and will be required to deputise for the Director of Finance in their absence, within their portfolio of responsibilities.
The postholder will also ensure that the operational provision of services is sustainable, of high quality, is responsive and meets the needs of the Delivery Units as required.
The role will require the financial management of the significant budgets and corporate responsibility for the development and implementation of polices and strategy as the senior leader for the provision of services, Capital Planning & Estates management for the Health Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details as per the information contained within the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
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Essential
- Ability to work flexible and travel within and outside geographical area to meet the business need.
- Effectively manage and organise a wide range of highly complex services throughout the SBUHB ensuring a focus on quality and safety and effective cost efficiencies
- Ability to use various systems eg Microsoft office and virtual platforms
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at Board Level in a public Sector environment and or NHS
- Extensive experience of working and communicating at a strategic senior level within the NHS/public sector organisation.
- Significant experience in financial management, budget setting, monitoring, and determining corrective action
- Significant experience of working with Board Members and Senior Executives and Senior Clinical Leads and developing business cases and managing and delivering complex major capital projects.
- Extensive experience of successfully managing large and complex revenue budgets and resources through a variety of in house and external service providers.
- Advanced project management skills/experience with a history of delivering agreed projects to time, cost and quality.
- Extensive professional experience of developing organisational policy and operational plans and proposals at corporate level in direct support of the Health Board.
Desirable
- Experience of a senior management position held within an NHS organisation.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
- Ability to interpret complex legislation and technical specifications and translate as policy and/or service development
- Effectively managing and organising a wide range of complex services throughout the delivery unit ensuring clear and unequivocal focus on quality and safety, Plan strategically to improve services
- Demonstrate tact and diplomacy when providing formal presentations to stakeholders providing information in a variety of formats using digital information and experience to ensure audiences understand the message
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Master’s qualification and current professional registration e.g. CIOB, MRICS, or Chartered Engineer relevant for this post plus professional knowledge, specialist courses over a range of disciplines e.g. Performance Management, Planning, Research, Workforce, Finance, Capital Planning and Delivery and Governance
- Substantial track record of delivering complex change in a senior leadership role.
- In depth professional knowledge and application of key Welsh Government strategies, policies, and targets.
- Demonstrates evidence of innovation and improvement in implementing solutions
- Possess in depth professional knowledge acquired in an NHS environment/ public and or private sector organisation.
Desirable
- Service Improvement qualification (Silver)
- Coaching Qualification
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This advert is for Director of Capital Planning and Estates with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Band 9 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £114,475 - £131,732 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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