Community Alcohol Care Team Clinical Lead/Manager
Job summary
Are you an experienced healthcare professional with leadership skills and a passion for improving outcomes for people affected by alcohol dependency and misuse? We are seeking a Community Alcohol Care Team (Co-ACT) Clinical Lead/Manager to lead a pan-Cwm Taf Morgannwg service and provide expert clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team.
You will promote evidence-based practice and support high-quality care for individuals experiencing alcohol-related harm. Working closely with acute and community services, you will help ensure seamless care pathways, reducing avoidable hospital admissions and improving outcomes.
The role includes managing and supervising practitioners, developing clinical protocols and educational resources, and working with health, social care and third-sector partners to strengthen integrated care. You will also lead quality improvement activities, monitoring performance and outcomes against best practice standards.
This role offers the chance to shape alcohol care services across the Health Board, ensuring service users and their families receive compassionate, effective support. This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to funding. Anyone wishing to apply for the post as a secondment must seek approval from their Line Manager before applying.
Main duties of the job
The Community Alcohol Care Team Clinical Lead and Manager is a senior specialist nurse responsible for the clinical leadership, management, and development of the Community Alcohol Care Team across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB). If you are committed to service improvement, collaborative working and delivering excellent patient care, we would welcome your application.
The post holder will provide expert clinical care to people with complex alcohol misuse, including change-resistant drinkers and frequent hospital attenders, while also holding responsibility for day-to-day operational management, professional leadership, supervision of staff, service improvement, and partnership working across acute, community, primary care and third sector services.
The role integrates advanced autonomous clinical practice with leadership and service management, ensuring delivery of high-quality, evidence-based alcohol care aligned with national and local priorities
About us
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 at Ogmore. Whether 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: o We listen, learn, and improve o We treat everyone with respect o 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.
Job responsibilities
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