Job summary
Velindre University NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional leader as our new Chief Executive. As a specialist Trust, the organisation is responsible for the delivery of tertiary cancer services to the population of South-East Wales and for the Welsh Blood Service which operates across the whole of Wales. The Trust is a hosting body to two national NHS services in Wales, the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales.
This is a values based organisation offering an exciting and innovative opportunity to make a significant contribution to health services with the Trust seeking to appoint an inspirational, ambitious, highly experienced and successful leader to shape and deliver a high performing healthcare organisation.
As Chief Executive you will be a strategic thinker with commercial acumen and political awareness, gained at Board level in a complex organisation, who can demonstrate excellent leadership and add value to our Board whilst contributing to our ambitious transformation agenda. Your leadership will enable the Trust to achieve continuous clinical excellence, outstanding patient and donor care and financial sustainability. You will work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and have a track record of partnership working and delivering through strong engagement to develop and deliver a shared vision.
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Main duties of the job
The Chief Executive will be the Accountable Officer for Velindre University NHS Trust with full responsibility for the continued development and management of the Trust. The Chief Executive provides senior leadership, vision, strategic direction and management across all aspects of the Trust's activities and will ensure that all required decision making, control, delivery and development systems are in place. The Chief Executive is accountable for providing advice to the Board on all elements of Velindre University NHS Trust business and specifically on matters, relating to probity, regularity and administration.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job 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
Job description
Job 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
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent qualification or level of experience
- Further evidence of leadership development and commitment to ongoing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- A successful track record of leadership and strategic management at Board level, preferably in a Chief Executive Role, in a complex NHS, public or commercial organisation
- Experience of running a large scale and complex business with a focus on, productivity efficiency and engagement
- Experience of effectively managing considerable resources and budgets, with a track record of delivering long term financial sustainability and outstanding value for money
- Track record of achieving sustained organisational/service change and improvement with evidence of embedding culture and organisational values successfully and achieving workforce engagement delivering improved outcomes in quality, performance and service
- Experience of undertaking sensitive negotiations and managing contracts to maximise the benefits and outcomes for an organisation
Abilities and Personal Qualities
Essential
- A role model for openness and inclusion
- Demonstrates through action support for equality, diversity and human rights and the Welsh Language
- Innovative and entrepreneurial with strong service focussed approach, exceptional communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent qualification or level of experience
- Further evidence of leadership development and commitment to ongoing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- A successful track record of leadership and strategic management at Board level, preferably in a Chief Executive Role, in a complex NHS, public or commercial organisation
- Experience of running a large scale and complex business with a focus on, productivity efficiency and engagement
- Experience of effectively managing considerable resources and budgets, with a track record of delivering long term financial sustainability and outstanding value for money
- Track record of achieving sustained organisational/service change and improvement with evidence of embedding culture and organisational values successfully and achieving workforce engagement delivering improved outcomes in quality, performance and service
- Experience of undertaking sensitive negotiations and managing contracts to maximise the benefits and outcomes for an organisation
Abilities and Personal Qualities
Essential
- A role model for openness and inclusion
- Demonstrates through action support for equality, diversity and human rights and the Welsh Language
- Innovative and entrepreneurial with strong service focussed approach, exceptional communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
