Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join the HDUHB Primary Care Nursing Team on a part time basis (15 hours/week) joining the current post holder leading the professional and clinical nursing agenda across primary care nursing services.
The key purpose of the post of Head of Primary Care Nursing is to provide leadership, strategic direction, management and professional support to Primary Care Nursing Teams across Hywel Dda University Health Board.
This post will direct, lead and motivate staff within the Primary Care setting to enhance the patient experience ensuring the delivery of a high quality nursing service that is evidence based and is fully aligned to health board strategies and plans.
This role will support the Director of Primary Care, Community and Long Term Care in the achievement of strategic and operational performance targets working within financial resources.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Work with the Director of Primary Care, Community and Long Term care and be professionally and clinically accountable for the delivery of effective and efficient Primary Care Nursing Services.
Work within Health Board guidelines and ensure compliance with all statutory assurance and governance requirements.
Engender a professional culture within their own area of work, communicating the agenda and engaging staff and other stakeholders to ensure that all components of the defined role are understood, delivered and embedded across the organisation in line with statutory requirements.
Provide professional leadership and direction for all registered and unregistered nurses working in Primary Care Nursing Practice Development Team, Primary Care Nursing Teams in Hywel Dda University Health Board managed practices, Out of Hours Nursing Team and Independent Primary Care Practices.
Ensure the Health board's aims and objectives and associated targets and strategies are clearly communicated to all relevant staff so that effective contributions to implementation of operational plans can be made.
Provide leadership in the management of change and promote empowerment to effect individual and team ownership of change in the course of implementation.
About us
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 11,000 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;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 6th November 2023.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The 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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 6th November 2023.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The 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.
Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Educated to Degree Level
- Educated to Master's Degree Level in health care or management
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuous professional development
- Management qualification
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the role and its purpose within the organisation
- Must have knowledge of NHS WG and health board policies, strategies and plans including HR policies
Experience
Essential
- Must have proven experience of leadership at a senior management level
- Must have experience of major service and organisation change
- Must have a proven track record in practice development
- Must have experience of leading and managing organisation/service development and evidence of achieving improvement
- Proven experience of professional leadership at a senior management level
- Proven track record in practice development
- Experience of leading and managing organisation/service development and evidence of achieving improvement
- Must possess knowledge of performance management processes
- Must possess an extensive portfolio of experience of working at a relatively senior level in a large, complex organisation
- Must possess a good appreciation of planning and developing and implementing strategies
- Must have knowledge of how to deliver projects and in particular managing scope and delivering against agreed objectives to quality, cost and time
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Educated to Degree Level
- Educated to Master's Degree Level in health care or management
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuous professional development
- Management qualification
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the role and its purpose within the organisation
- Must have knowledge of NHS WG and health board policies, strategies and plans including HR policies
Experience
Essential
- Must have proven experience of leadership at a senior management level
- Must have experience of major service and organisation change
- Must have a proven track record in practice development
- Must have experience of leading and managing organisation/service development and evidence of achieving improvement
- Proven experience of professional leadership at a senior management level
- Proven track record in practice development
- Experience of leading and managing organisation/service development and evidence of achieving improvement
- Must possess knowledge of performance management processes
- Must possess an extensive portfolio of experience of working at a relatively senior level in a large, complex organisation
- Must possess a good appreciation of planning and developing and implementing strategies
- Must have knowledge of how to deliver projects and in particular managing scope and delivering against agreed objectives to quality, cost and time
Language Skills
Desirable
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).
