This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a vital frontline service and make a meaningful impact on patient experience and service delivery across the Health Board.
This post holder will play a central role in shaping and contributing to Health Board initiatives, service developments and organisational plans.
They will actively champion and embed continuous improvement approaches, with a focus on enhancing patient, service-user and staff experience. This includes identifying opportunities to streamline communication pathways, supporting digital transformation, and ensuring the switchboard service consistently meets evolving clinical and operational needs.
The Switchboard Manager will lead the delivery of a high-quality, responsive switchboard service across the Health Board, ensuring all internal and external calls are handled efficiently, professionally and with excellent customer care. You will oversee the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring appropriate staffing levels are in place and maintaining service continuity, including 24/7 cover where required.
You will use performance data and service insights to monitor standards, identify trends and drive continuous improvement, helping to enhance the efficiency, quality and responsiveness of the service. Working closely with Digital, Telecoms and operational teams, you will ensure systems and technologies are used effectively and support a reliable service, particularly during periods of high demand or major incidents.
As a visible and supportive leader, you will motivate and develop your team, fostering a positive and inclusive environment where staff feel valued and supported to deliver a patient-centred service. You will also build strong working relationships across clinical and non-clinical teams, ensuring the switchboard function supports operational priorities, critical communications and on-call arrangements.
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.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
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 hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism, thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 02/07/26
