Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental
- Contract
- Secondment: 2 years
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 028-MD001-0125
- Employer
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Red Dragon Court
- Town
- Bridgend
- Closing
- 28/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care
NHS Medical & Dental
Welcome to the NHS Wales Executive, a new national support function, operational from 1 April 2023
Our key purpose is to…
Drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
To find out more visit NHS Wales Executive.
Our values
Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Job overview
Do you wish to help shape the future of Urgent and Emergency care services in Wales?
If so, we are looking to appoint a National Clinical Director to the National 6 Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care Programme team initially on a 2 year secondment basis.
The National 6 Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care (U&EC) Programme, part of the NHS Wales Executive, is an All-Wales Health Board-led programme that is co-designed by clinical and professional leads spanning the urgent and emergency care pathway. It reflects the priorities in the Programme for Government to provide effective, high quality and sustainable healthcare as close to home as possible and to improve service access and integration.
This is a key and exciting role which will act as the senior clinical voice for the National 6 Goals programme. The post holder will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement and will be professionally accountable for the clinical leads within the 6 Goals National Programme Team. The successful post holder must hold current GMC registration and either be on the specialist register or GP register.
The successful candidate will be appointed on 6-8 sessions per week to allow for some ongoing clinical commitments and will retain their existing terms and conditions of employment.
Main duties of the job
The National 6 Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care (U&EC) Programme, part of the NHS Wales Executive, is an All-Wales Health Board-led programme that is co-designed by clinical and professional leads spanning the urgent and emergency care pathway. It reflects the priorities in the Programme for Government to provide effective, high quality and sustainable healthcare as close to home as possible and to improve service access and integration. These goals represent the outcomes we expect for people who need to access urgent and emergency care. Successful delivery of the goals should enable optimal experience and outcomes for our local population and staff.
The National Six Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care Programme has been established to support Local Health Boards and their partners to transform and improve delivery of urgent and emergency services to the people in Wales. Based within the NHS Executive (hosted by Public Health Wales), the post holder will provide senior clinical leadership and advice for the redesign of many components of the U&EC system to support wholescale system improvement in the quality, safety and performance of local healthcare services in line with the Policy direction and objectives of the Programme.
Working for our organisation
The NHS Executive works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.
Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction – enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS DUE 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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualification/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Educated to degree and post graduate level within a clinical discipline appropriate to urgent or emergency care
- • Registered medical practitioner either on the specialist register or the GP register.
- • Substantial understanding and knowledge of healthcare within the urgent & emergency care environment
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Senior clinical leadership experience in the NHS, operating at or close to Board level
- • Qualified healthcare professional with an unblemished General Medical Council registration with appropriate regulatory body
- • Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of other clinical and non-clinical professionals
- • Significant experience in leadership at a strategic, tactical and operational level with evidence of continued professional development
- • Proven ability to think and articulate a clear sense of direction and vision.
- • Track record of leading and delivering major change programme to transform clinical services
- • Experience of operating in complex, highly political environments
Skills/Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Professional and personal credibility, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships
- • Excellent written and verbal presentation and communications skills
- • Excellent interpersonal skills with emphasis on influence, tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Bowen
- Job title
- National Programme Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
If you have any queries regarding the role please contact Richard Bowen, National Programme Director on [email protected] or 07795 491210 or Stephen James on [email protected] or 07483 329220
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