Job summary
- Main area
- Operations
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 100-AC100-0724
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be confirmed
- Town
- To be confirmed
- Salary
- £101,390 - £116,673 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
NHS AfC: Band 9
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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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.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
Following a review of the Health Boards Operational Structure, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior operational leader to join us as Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, the role will be responsible for leading the day to day delivery and management of operational services across the integrated Health Board. The role will be crucial in establishing and leading our new Clinical Care Group Structure.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an experienced senior operational manager that has an unwavering desire to do the very best for our patients, population and staff. You will have a track record of delivering improved quality and performance across a range of services, whilst achieving value for money. You will be highly skilled in building relationships internally and externally that support improvement and change at pace and scale. You will be comfortable in taking accountability and responsibility for performance standards and working as part of a senior leadership team. The role will be broad in scope and scale covering the full breadth of the operational delivery agenda. You will have the credibility to act as the Chief Operating Officer when required.
Its is an excellent opportunity for anybody aspiring to be a Chief Operating Officer in a large NHS organisation to take their next career step.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
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.
If successfully shortlisted you will be asked to complete psychometric assessments. Information regarding these and the stakeholder panels/interview will be sent to you following completion of shortlisting.
Stakeholder panels will be held on 22/08/2024.
Interviews will be held on 23/08/2024.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience at senior management level
- Post-graduate level management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuous management and personal development
- Project or Programme Management qualification or equivalent experience
- In depth understanding and knowledge of healthcare strategies, policies and current priorities.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive portfolio of experience of working at a senior level in a large, complex organisation.
- In-depth / extensive knowledge over a range of disciplines including general management, financial management, business planning, governance, clinical strategies and performance acquired through specialist training or equivalent experience over an extended period
- Significant experience of planning, developing, influencing and implementing strategies together with a proven track record of strategic and operational management.
- Significant experience of using performance management processes.
- Track record of introducing service improvement, transformational change and redesign and delivering large complex projects.
- Significant experience of managing staff and working in partnership with Trade Unions/staff representatives, partner organisations and the public to introduce change.
- Experience of delivering objectives against challenging performance targets and supporting others to contribute to these goals.
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Carruthers
- Job title
- Chief Operating Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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