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Job summary

Main area
Medicine and Surgery, Anaesthetics and Critical Care
Grade
Band 8c
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
050-AC461-0724
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Town
Bodelwyddan
Salary
£71,473 - £82,355 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Directorate General Manager

Band 8c

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

 

Job overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.   If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.  

 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for two experienced operational leaders to join the Hospital Management Team as the Directorate General Managers at Glan Clwyd Hospital. This is an exciting time to be joining the team, playing a key role in strategic, operational and performance management, service quality and planning, resource use and modernisation in the Site with the particular requirement to deliver waiting time Targets.

The Directorate General Manager is a key member of the Hospital Management Team and as such will participate in and contribute to the corporate planning and performance management arrangements of the Hospital Site by leading on their operational area of work.  There is particular emphasis on improving patient care, experience and service standards and increasing efficiency. To facilitate this there is a need to working closely with the Area structures to manage the interface between primary, community and secondary care.

Main duties of the job

 

The Directorate General Manager is responsible for strategic, operational and performance management, service quality and planning, resource use and modernisation in the Site with the particular requirement to deliver waiting time Targets.  This will require well developed extensive knowledge and experience across a diverse range of managerial and clinical areas including estates, human resources, finance, governance, clinical/other service delivery.

 

The Directorate General Manager will operate with significant autonomy and is responsible for the identification and translation of health service policy and strategy, embedding this within a performance management framework for the Hospital. The Directorate General Manager will manage staff on the Site in relation to the delivery of operational, financial, performance and activity targets.   

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Post Graduate Degree in relevant subject
  • Evidence of ongoing Professional/Managerial Development
  • Managerial Qualification
  • Professional / Managerial development in relevant area to masters equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Masters in management or equivalent.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Project management experience
  • Experience of implementing innovations and managing change within clinical environments – multi site
  • Substantial experience of operating effectively at a senior level within the organisation.
  • Experience of clinical audit and implementation of actions
  • Experience of multi professional working at a senior level / working effectively with other stakeholders
  • Substantial budget management service
  • Operational management experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in unscheduled care and scheduled care
  • Site Management (minimum 8a)

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • The post holder will be highly skilled at communicating orally and in writing at all levels.
  • Ability to think laterally, prioritise effectively, analyse and solve complex problems.
  • A high level of people management/interpersonal skills is essential.
  • Proficient in conflict resolution
  • Skilled and experienced in successfully managing and achieving change
  • Evidence of knowledge of key determinants of health and modernisation of services to achieve improvements
  • Budget setting and budgetary control
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of NHS issues, for example clinical governance, quality measures, Investors in People and audit

Values

Essential criteria
  • A team builder with excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Should lead by example, setting a standard to which staff aspire and are motivated to achieve.
  • Must demonstrate the Health Board Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Working ForwardApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderStonewall Top 100Stop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddTime to changeStonewall Top 100 EmployersCore principles

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jalibani Ndebele
Job title
Acute Director of Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01745 583910
Additional information

ex.t 3883 for Linda Thomas

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