Job summary
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING.
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.
Following retirement of the existing post holder an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Manager to support the implementation of the National Clinical Strategy for Orthopaedics (NCSOS) and associated creation of the Wales Orthopaedic Network (WON).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide senior management support to the Clinical Director, Associate Clinical Lead, and seven sub-specialty clinical leads from across Wales. The post holder will lead the programme management function for orthopaedics ensuring workstreams are properly structured, reported on and tracked to deliver programme outcomes and benefits.
The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with clinical and senior management colleagues from across Health Boards in Wales, together with building on working relationships with the regional orthopaedic programmes and all other relevant Clinical Networks and third sector organisations.
This is a key leadership role and a senior leader with drive and enthusiasm is sought to continue the work programme set in place following the publication of the NCSOS Surgical Blueprint for Orthopaedic Surgery in Wales in 2022.
Previous NHS experience in a senior manager role is essential, with experience of working at a senior level within orthopaedics beneficial.
This is a fixed term post for a period of 1 year. Working from home with travel to Bocam Park and other health service sites as required. Hours are flexible and can be negotiated to suit the best candidate. Secondments will also be considered.
About us
The NCSOS team are hosted by Public Health Wales and sit within the NHS Executive Planned Care Improvement & Recovery Team, working towards the five planned care goals.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Management qualification or equivalent
- Excellent specialist and practical experience in delivering large change projects.
- Specialist knowledge to include an understanding of how a programme is structured and delivered through projects and people; an understanding of performance management processes and their role in the delivery of large change projects.
- Knowledge of governance structures and how their hierarchy integrates to support the delivery of a large programme of work.
- Specialist knowledge of primary, secondary and social care systems both operationally and corporately.
Desirable
- Proficient using Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive senior management experience, including management of people and financial resources
- Understands the rigor required to define and maintain standards and processes related to successful management of projects.
- Understands the environment in which the Health Board operates both now and in the future, its role in providing healthcare to the community, and the challenging agenda for improving public services.
- Understands the change process, its importance in enabling an organisation to meet immediate and future challenges, and its impact on an organisations workforce and the sensitivities associated with this. Able to demonstrate extensive change management experience in various sectors.
- Proven track record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
- Experience of working in multiple sectors and show evidence of applying private/other sector initiatives successfully in healthcare
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist knowledge and expertise in project management, service improvement and transformation acquired in a Modernisation / Operational / Performance Management environment through professional qualification or equivalent experience
- A clear understanding of improvement techniques and opportunities for clinical services and redesigning services and of change / improvement/programme techniques in other industries.
Aptitude & Abilities (Skills)
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision, prioritizing own work and acting on own initiative within own competencies and the remit of the role.
Desirable
- Financial management skills and experience of holding a budget or delivery on cost improvement programmes
- Analytical and interpretation skills and the ability to understand, evaluate and make sound recommendations from complex and contentious data.
Personal Attributes & Values (Demonstrable)
Essential
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Able to support and sustain transformation by using/adapting and designing information systems that support the implementation of the clinical strategies across organisations
- Strong planning skills, able to plan effectively against deadlines in order to produce timely outputs and deliverables
- Leadership skills that are grounded in both theory and practice.
- Able to draw on skills, experience and knowledge to evaluate competing evidence, advising on a range of complex options
- Able to engage and influence senior stakeholders on contentious recommendations using evaluated data.
Desirable
- The post holder will need high levels of integrity and credibility to build relationships with senior clinical staff across the health community.
- Creative and innovative thinker
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Desirable
- Written and verbal Welsh Language skills
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Management qualification or equivalent
- Excellent specialist and practical experience in delivering large change projects.
- Specialist knowledge to include an understanding of how a programme is structured and delivered through projects and people; an understanding of performance management processes and their role in the delivery of large change projects.
- Knowledge of governance structures and how their hierarchy integrates to support the delivery of a large programme of work.
- Specialist knowledge of primary, secondary and social care systems both operationally and corporately.
Desirable
- Proficient using Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive senior management experience, including management of people and financial resources
- Understands the rigor required to define and maintain standards and processes related to successful management of projects.
- Understands the environment in which the Health Board operates both now and in the future, its role in providing healthcare to the community, and the challenging agenda for improving public services.
- Understands the change process, its importance in enabling an organisation to meet immediate and future challenges, and its impact on an organisations workforce and the sensitivities associated with this. Able to demonstrate extensive change management experience in various sectors.
- Proven track record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
- Experience of working in multiple sectors and show evidence of applying private/other sector initiatives successfully in healthcare
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist knowledge and expertise in project management, service improvement and transformation acquired in a Modernisation / Operational / Performance Management environment through professional qualification or equivalent experience
- A clear understanding of improvement techniques and opportunities for clinical services and redesigning services and of change / improvement/programme techniques in other industries.
Aptitude & Abilities (Skills)
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision, prioritizing own work and acting on own initiative within own competencies and the remit of the role.
Desirable
- Financial management skills and experience of holding a budget or delivery on cost improvement programmes
- Analytical and interpretation skills and the ability to understand, evaluate and make sound recommendations from complex and contentious data.
Personal Attributes & Values (Demonstrable)
Essential
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Able to support and sustain transformation by using/adapting and designing information systems that support the implementation of the clinical strategies across organisations
- Strong planning skills, able to plan effectively against deadlines in order to produce timely outputs and deliverables
- Leadership skills that are grounded in both theory and practice.
- Able to draw on skills, experience and knowledge to evaluate competing evidence, advising on a range of complex options
- Able to engage and influence senior stakeholders on contentious recommendations using evaluated data.
Desirable
- The post holder will need high levels of integrity and credibility to build relationships with senior clinical staff across the health community.
- Creative and innovative thinker
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Desirable
- Written and verbal Welsh Language skills
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).
