Job summary
Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking to recruit a Deputy Director of Health Science.
In conjunction with the Executive Director of Therapies and Health Science, the Deputy Director of Health Science will have professional accountability for the Healthcare Scientists (HCS) workforce and will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for HCS and HCS support workers across the Health Board.
This is a corporate professional role and a key member of the Health Board's corporate, operational and clinical structures, representing the voice and contribution of the HCS workforce across the Health Board, locally, regionally and nationally.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide visible and accessible professional and clinical leadership at corporate and operational levels, providing strategic advice, support and drive innovation across the HCS workforce. They will inspire, motivate and empower the HCS workforce to further develop delivery of safe, timely, effective person-centred, equitable and efficient services.
They will be a change agent within the Health Board, translating national strategy into operational delivery, ensuring the HCS workforce contribute to strategic initiatives, promote a culture of learning, and strive for continuous quality improvement with other members of the multi-professional team.
They must have extensive experience working at a strategic level, across a range of services and overseeing complex service change.
They will be a compassionate and inclusive leader, working with other senior leaders (clinical and non-clinical) across the Health Board, and ensure a multi-professional approach to achieving our strategic ambitions whilst demonstrating alignment with the health boards values and behaviours.
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 13,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 399,000 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 (five 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
Provide strategic influence and professional leadership, ensuring the effective deployment of health science resources to deliver safe,effective, well-led, responsive and caring service delivery, working collaboratively with all professional leads.
Embed a culture where service users, carers and family involvement are integral to service design, delivery and improvement.
Provide a visible, accessible and professional presence at clinical and corporate levels, delivering advice, support, innovation and professionalleadership, inspiring, motivating and empowering HCSs and HCS support workers to deliver effective person-centred services.
Influence and contribute to organisational service delivery, standards and activity, encouraging multidisciplinary working, collaborative workingwith other stakeholders and co-production with service users, carers and families.Ensure HCS contribution to the delivery of organisational initiative and developments that strive for continuous service improvement, meetingservice users and commissioned requirements, within agreed resources.
Ensure services are delivered in line with regional and national initiatives, monitoring progress against key performance indicators.
Contribute a HCS perspective, knowledge and skills at Board/ sub-Board-committees, ensuring the Health Board is appraised with HCSpractice and service delivery.
Lead the delivery of high quality care, ensuring HCSs have maximum impact on patient experience and outcomes for the local population.
Lead the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of HCS service provision through role redesign and new funding that meetsstakeholder requirements.
Assessment day to include interview and stakeholder sessions (in person) will be held on 23rd April 2024.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide strategic influence and professional leadership, ensuring the effective deployment of health science resources to deliver safe,effective, well-led, responsive and caring service delivery, working collaboratively with all professional leads.
Embed a culture where service users, carers and family involvement are integral to service design, delivery and improvement.
Provide a visible, accessible and professional presence at clinical and corporate levels, delivering advice, support, innovation and professionalleadership, inspiring, motivating and empowering HCSs and HCS support workers to deliver effective person-centred services.
Influence and contribute to organisational service delivery, standards and activity, encouraging multidisciplinary working, collaborative workingwith other stakeholders and co-production with service users, carers and families.Ensure HCS contribution to the delivery of organisational initiative and developments that strive for continuous service improvement, meetingservice users and commissioned requirements, within agreed resources.
Ensure services are delivered in line with regional and national initiatives, monitoring progress against key performance indicators.
Contribute a HCS perspective, knowledge and skills at Board/ sub-Board-committees, ensuring the Health Board is appraised with HCSpractice and service delivery.
Lead the delivery of high quality care, ensuring HCSs have maximum impact on patient experience and outcomes for the local population.
Lead the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of HCS service provision through role redesign and new funding that meetsstakeholder requirements.
Assessment day to include interview and stakeholder sessions (in person) will be held on 23rd April 2024.
Person Specification
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- HCS professional qualification and current HCPC registration
- Masters Degree or equivalent
- Leadership Course or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working at a senior level with a similar portfolio in a large and complex organisation.
- Extensive experience of delivering demonstrably high quality and patient-centred services.
- Extensive experience of improving patient safety, patient experience and patient outcomes
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the duty of quality.
- Significant experience of planning, developing, influencing and implementing strategies together with a proven track record of strategic management.
- Track record of working in partnership to introduce service improvement, transformational change and the redesign and delivery of large complex projects.
- Significant experience of financial management and knowledge of how to deliver a budget to a target.
- Significant experience of managing staff and workforce planning and development.
- Significant experience of using performance management processes.
- Experience of delivering objectives against challenging performance targets and supporting others to contribute to these goals.
- Ability to manage/influence challenging, sensitive and complex clinical and personnel issues.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to champion the voice and contribution of HCSs at a strategic level
- Ability to translate the national agenda into local action
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Highly developed motivational skills and strong commitment to staff empowerment/involvement
- Confident and able to inspire confidence in others
- A change agent who constantly challenges the status quo
- Evidence of innovative and creative thinking in relation to service development
- Advanced investigative, report writing and presentation skills
Other
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- HCS professional qualification and current HCPC registration
- Masters Degree or equivalent
- Leadership Course or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working at a senior level with a similar portfolio in a large and complex organisation.
- Extensive experience of delivering demonstrably high quality and patient-centred services.
- Extensive experience of improving patient safety, patient experience and patient outcomes
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the duty of quality.
- Significant experience of planning, developing, influencing and implementing strategies together with a proven track record of strategic management.
- Track record of working in partnership to introduce service improvement, transformational change and the redesign and delivery of large complex projects.
- Significant experience of financial management and knowledge of how to deliver a budget to a target.
- Significant experience of managing staff and workforce planning and development.
- Significant experience of using performance management processes.
- Experience of delivering objectives against challenging performance targets and supporting others to contribute to these goals.
- Ability to manage/influence challenging, sensitive and complex clinical and personnel issues.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to champion the voice and contribution of HCSs at a strategic level
- Ability to translate the national agenda into local action
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Highly developed motivational skills and strong commitment to staff empowerment/involvement
- Confident and able to inspire confidence in others
- A change agent who constantly challenges the status quo
- Evidence of innovative and creative thinking in relation to service development
- Advanced investigative, report writing and presentation skills
Other
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).
