Job summary
Are you a dynamic and innovative leader who can motivate people to transform services? Do you have a passion for delivering valve-based healthcare - to improve health outcomes while reducing costs?
If you're looking for the opportunity for a challenge and to shape and lead transformation to make a big difference to the services we provide now and in the future for our patients, we'd love to hear from you?
To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate experience of working at a senior level in transformation and managing a portfolio of change programmes across an organisation with focus on delivery and impact, and evidencing sustainable change, using best practice methodologies.
With a strong understanding of the health and care system, you will play a crucial role in managing the day-to-day running of the Better Together Portfolio utilising a PMO approach.
Working at a corporate level across the organisation, you will play a key role in helping to shape the long-term strategy and plans of the organisation and support delivery of organisational priorities through major transformation programmes, embedding value and sustainability where there are significant opportunities to improve outcomes, experience, and cost.
Working with the Assistant Director of Transformation and Value - you will lead a team responsible for embedding transformation and value approach across the organisation to deliver sustainable change.
Main duties of the job
Manage the delivery of the Better Together Portfolio with partners and staff to ensure programmes and supporting groups deliver agreed outcomes and benefits required to improve quality of services in line with corporate strategy and the Integrated Medium-Term Plan.
Work at corporate level across the organisation with considerable freedom to act, play a key role in helping to shape the long-term strategy and plans of the organisation and support delivery of organisational priorities through major transformation programmes, embedding value and sustainability where there are significant opportunities to improve outcomes, experience, and cost.
Lead work embedding a value-based approach within the organisation and a shared approach with Regional Partnership Board.
Provide professional leadership on the use of Transformation and Value methodologies, including programme management, value-based healthcare, service improvement and change management. This will include supporting colleagues and ensuring skills to grow and embed Transformation and Value capabilities within the organisation.
Act as the deputising officer for the Assistant Director across the work of the Department.
Provide line management for Transformation Programme Managers and other staff as agreed with the Assistant Director.
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
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; Welsh and/or English 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; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- PRINCE II, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), or Agile Practitioner or practitioner level qualification in another recognised programme management methodology
- Evidence of professional development in relation to Value and/or Transformation
- Extensive specialist knowledge of value-based healthcare approaches
- Extensive knowledge of the strategic and policy context for Transformation and Value
- Skilled in using suite of electronic tools to support Transformation and Programme Management including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Desirable
- IQT Bronze or Silver Award or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Senior Manager experience in healthcare of designing and delivering Transformation programmes to achieve major corporate objectives.
- Track-record of achievement within a complex organisation, preferably within an NHS environment, including management of programmes within quality, time and financial parameters
- Extensive experience of partnership working and stakeholder management
- Experience of managing portfolios or Programme Management Office function.
- Substantial knowledge and experience in whole system service redesign, service improvement and complex programme management
- Experience of risk management
- Evidence of creating and sustaining positive relationships with staff and stakeholders
- Proven work record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
Desirable
- Track-record of achievement within a complex organisation, preferably within an NHS environment, including management of programmes within quality, time and financial parameters
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with and gain the confidence of clinicians, managers, other staff, partner agencies and the public
- Excellent communication skills with a strong track record of communicating effectively to engage and influence change including communicating contentious information to large groups including people using services, members of the public, clinicians, partner agencies and community representatives
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills including Board level reports and other information for the public
- Ability to write effective and compliant technical documentation including project initiation documents, business cases, strategic plans, specifications, programme plans, dashboards, risk register and highlight reports Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to develop, read, interpret, present and disseminate complex clinical and numerical information to others
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities cont'd
Essential
- Ability to perform and deliver under pressure
- Clear leadership skills, influencing, negotiating, listening, consensus development and team building skills
- Able to act independently and on own initiative
- Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values and compassionate leadership
- Tenacity and drive to achieve required objectives to improve outcomes for the population of Powys and people using services
Other
Essential
- Knowledge, understanding and application of equal opportunities
- Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Health Board
- Ability to undertake regular travel to other locations within the organisation and beyond
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- PRINCE II, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), or Agile Practitioner or practitioner level qualification in another recognised programme management methodology
- Evidence of professional development in relation to Value and/or Transformation
- Extensive specialist knowledge of value-based healthcare approaches
- Extensive knowledge of the strategic and policy context for Transformation and Value
- Skilled in using suite of electronic tools to support Transformation and Programme Management including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Desirable
- IQT Bronze or Silver Award or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Senior Manager experience in healthcare of designing and delivering Transformation programmes to achieve major corporate objectives.
- Track-record of achievement within a complex organisation, preferably within an NHS environment, including management of programmes within quality, time and financial parameters
- Extensive experience of partnership working and stakeholder management
- Experience of managing portfolios or Programme Management Office function.
- Substantial knowledge and experience in whole system service redesign, service improvement and complex programme management
- Experience of risk management
- Evidence of creating and sustaining positive relationships with staff and stakeholders
- Proven work record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
Desirable
- Track-record of achievement within a complex organisation, preferably within an NHS environment, including management of programmes within quality, time and financial parameters
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with and gain the confidence of clinicians, managers, other staff, partner agencies and the public
- Excellent communication skills with a strong track record of communicating effectively to engage and influence change including communicating contentious information to large groups including people using services, members of the public, clinicians, partner agencies and community representatives
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills including Board level reports and other information for the public
- Ability to write effective and compliant technical documentation including project initiation documents, business cases, strategic plans, specifications, programme plans, dashboards, risk register and highlight reports Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to develop, read, interpret, present and disseminate complex clinical and numerical information to others
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities cont'd
Essential
- Ability to perform and deliver under pressure
- Clear leadership skills, influencing, negotiating, listening, consensus development and team building skills
- Able to act independently and on own initiative
- Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values and compassionate leadership
- Tenacity and drive to achieve required objectives to improve outcomes for the population of Powys and people using services
Other
Essential
- Knowledge, understanding and application of equal opportunities
- Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Health Board
- Ability to undertake regular travel to other locations within the organisation and beyond
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).
