Job summary
Come and work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board as our Executive Director of Workforce and Organizational Development!
Are you a dynamic and compassionate leader with a passion for transforming organisational culture and developing people to their fullest potential? Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking an experienced and strategic Executive Director to lead our Workforce and Organisational Development (WOD) team.
As one of the Executive Directors of the Health Board, you will share collective responsibility with other Directors for all aspects of the University Health Board's (UHB) performance. This includes strategic direction, leadership, corporate policy-making and the development and delivery of Board objectives.
Committed to delivering outstanding healthcare, we are on a journey of continuous improvement and innovation. As the Executive Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce and driving positive cultural change across the organisation.
Acting as ambassador of the Health Board nationally, the role will contribute to broader health and organisational agenda of NHS Wales and the Welsh Government.
Main duties of the job
Strategic Leadership: Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive People Strategy aligned with the health board's goals and objectives, ensuring it serves the needs of clinical and non-clinical divisions across the organisation and works in partnership with staff and staff representatives.
Organisational Development: Drive initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and promote employee engagement. Develop leadership capacity and capability at every level within the organisation to support enhanced performance and deliver an engaged, motivated, flexible workforce.
Talent Management: Develop innovative recruitment strategies to attract top talent, ensuring the health board has the right people in key positions. Establish robust succession planning processes to identify and develop future leaders from within the organisation.
Employee Wellbeing: Champion employee wellbeing initiatives, ensuring a supportive and healthy work environment for all staff.
Collaboration and Partnerships: Collaborate with key stakeholders, including unions, staff representatives, and external partners, to build consensus and support for organizational improvements. Engage with the local community to build trust and demonstrate the health board's commitment to positive change.
About us
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of £1.7 billion and a workforce of over 19,000 staff. The Health Board providesprimary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.
BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinates or provides the work of 96 GP practices and the NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region.
The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives towards excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a well developed relationship with the universities in North Wales and, with the University of Bangor, is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare in North Wales and possess the skills and experience required for this role, we invite you to apply.
Informal conversations are encouraged prior to applying. Please contact Elin Gwynedd, Chief of Staff, Elin.Gwynedd@wales.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare in North Wales and possess the skills and experience required for this role, we invite you to apply.
Informal conversations are encouraged prior to applying. Please contact Elin Gwynedd, Chief of Staff, Elin.Gwynedd@wales.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. (FCIPD)
- Educated to master degree level relevant to the field of expertise or equivalent senior level of work experience
- Evidence of continual professional development and recent management and leadership development.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working at Director Level in a people-centred organisation. Previous experience working within the NHS at a senior level is desirable but not essential.
- Experience across all major functional areas of HR, including employee relations, organisational development, workforce planning, reward, learning and development.
- Evidence of working across organisations to lead, introduce and manage significant change and transformation programmes.
- Experience in strategic planning and development, and able to evidence success in actively participating in delivering service improvement and organisational efficiencies.
- Experience in delivering cultural change programmes and values underpinned by Strategic Values and behavioural frameworks.
- Proven experience of working or contributing at Board level.
- Understanding, or an awareness, of the political context for Health and Social Care within Wales would be beneficial but is not essential.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- The ability to inspire, innovate, and motivate to lead and manage change.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to work effectively and co-operatively with colleagues, key stakeholders and partners at all levels.
- The ability to think and operate strategically, with strong analytical, critical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to make sense of conflicting priorities and arrive at effective and speedy decisions.
- Empathetic, self-aware, discreet and personable with all levels of employees, trade unions and other key stakeholders.
- Able to role model the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and represent the values of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
- Resilient, confident and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Committed to developing a culture of openness, diversity and inclusion.
- Welsh language skills are desirable, incidental Welsh will be expected
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. (FCIPD)
- Educated to master degree level relevant to the field of expertise or equivalent senior level of work experience
- Evidence of continual professional development and recent management and leadership development.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working at Director Level in a people-centred organisation. Previous experience working within the NHS at a senior level is desirable but not essential.
- Experience across all major functional areas of HR, including employee relations, organisational development, workforce planning, reward, learning and development.
- Evidence of working across organisations to lead, introduce and manage significant change and transformation programmes.
- Experience in strategic planning and development, and able to evidence success in actively participating in delivering service improvement and organisational efficiencies.
- Experience in delivering cultural change programmes and values underpinned by Strategic Values and behavioural frameworks.
- Proven experience of working or contributing at Board level.
- Understanding, or an awareness, of the political context for Health and Social Care within Wales would be beneficial but is not essential.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- The ability to inspire, innovate, and motivate to lead and manage change.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to work effectively and co-operatively with colleagues, key stakeholders and partners at all levels.
- The ability to think and operate strategically, with strong analytical, critical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to make sense of conflicting priorities and arrive at effective and speedy decisions.
- Empathetic, self-aware, discreet and personable with all levels of employees, trade unions and other key stakeholders.
- Able to role model the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and represent the values of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
- Resilient, confident and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Committed to developing a culture of openness, diversity and inclusion.
- Welsh language skills are desirable, incidental Welsh will be expected
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
