Job summary
The role is within the UHB's strategic planning team, working closely with colleagues in the Communications Team, and provides policy leadership for the agendas of the UHB's key partnership forums as well as leading and advising on the UHB's approach to engagement and consultation.
Main duties of the job
As Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships you will develop the Health Board's strategic plan for engagement, planning and leading the work plan, ensuring that we have the right processes in place to undertake effective engagement with the populations we serve, our key stakeholders on how we transform our services and improve health outcomes.
As Head of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, you will be our lead officer in relation to our partnership work through the two public service boards (PSBs). This work will also require ensuring clear alignment between other partnerships - including the Regional Partnership Board, and ensuring the health board plans are aligned with the Area and Wellbeing Plans.
The post holder will support and develop key strategic relationships and mechanisms for collaborative working. This includes acting as the policy lead on the Public Services Board agenda, the UHB's Stakeholder Reference Group and the UHB's strategic relationship with the local Third Sector.
The post holder will also be working with the Director of Communication and Engagement and the Deputy Director of Strategic Planning to co-ordinate the UHB's approach to engagement and consultation on strategic service transformation, promoting a co-productive and inclusive organisational culture and ensuring that the organisation is adhering to the legal and policy requirements relating to engagement on service change.
About us
The Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships is a key role within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - instrumental in ensuring that organisation effectively engages with all of our stakeholders - our patients, our populations, our people and our partners. We would like everyone to have control of their health and wellbeing and to be supported to live longer by promoting healthier lives, and by providing high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly improving.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE
The Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships is a key role within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board instrumental in ensuring that organisation effectively engages with all of our stakeholders our patients, our populations, our people and our partners. We would like everyone to have control of their health and wellbeing and to be supported to live longer by promoting healthier lives, and by providing high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly improving.
Within our refreshed Shaping Our Future Wellbeing Strategy, Strategic Clinical Services Plan, and Integrated Medium-Term Plan is a strategic vision for the Heath Board along with our partners in health and social care and wellbeing. This vision shows that we are serious about prevention, identifying and delivering improvements in health care, redesigning the NHS so it continues to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the NHS is financially sustainable and engaging the public in this whole process.
As Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships you will develop the Health Boards strategic plan for engagement, planning and leading the work plan, ensuring that we have the right processes in place to undertake effective engagement with the populations we serve, our key stakeholders including staff, partners and commissioners and how we transform our services and improve health outcomes. This will include working at local, regional (where we are developing services on a regional model) and national level (where we are working within the context of a national programme). You will develop and implement local and regional policies for engagement and strategic partnerships. This will include ensuring effective liaison with the new Citizens Voice body Llais. It will also involve working with a wide range of stakeholders in discussing and developing plans for services, ensuring that the public and people with lived experiences views are taken into account when options for change are considered and developed, through use of co-production and ongoing engagement. In leading this work, you will be working closely with other corporate departments and clinical boards to ensure effective engagement is embedded across the organisation.
As Head of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, you will be our lead officer in relation to our partnership work through the two public service boards (PSBs). This will require you to forge effective working relationships with the LA teams who ensure the work of the PSBs is progressed, and ensure that the Health Boards contribution to these partnerships is effective, working closely with the Chair, CEO, Executive Directors of Public Health and Strategic Planning. This work will also require ensuring clear alignment between other partnerships including the Regional Partnership Board, and ensuring the health board plans are aligned with the Area and Wellbeing Plans. You will oversee monitoring delivery against the Health Boards responsibilities within the Area and Wellbeing Plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE
The Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships is a key role within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board instrumental in ensuring that organisation effectively engages with all of our stakeholders our patients, our populations, our people and our partners. We would like everyone to have control of their health and wellbeing and to be supported to live longer by promoting healthier lives, and by providing high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly improving.
Within our refreshed Shaping Our Future Wellbeing Strategy, Strategic Clinical Services Plan, and Integrated Medium-Term Plan is a strategic vision for the Heath Board along with our partners in health and social care and wellbeing. This vision shows that we are serious about prevention, identifying and delivering improvements in health care, redesigning the NHS so it continues to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the NHS is financially sustainable and engaging the public in this whole process.
As Head of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships you will develop the Health Boards strategic plan for engagement, planning and leading the work plan, ensuring that we have the right processes in place to undertake effective engagement with the populations we serve, our key stakeholders including staff, partners and commissioners and how we transform our services and improve health outcomes. This will include working at local, regional (where we are developing services on a regional model) and national level (where we are working within the context of a national programme). You will develop and implement local and regional policies for engagement and strategic partnerships. This will include ensuring effective liaison with the new Citizens Voice body Llais. It will also involve working with a wide range of stakeholders in discussing and developing plans for services, ensuring that the public and people with lived experiences views are taken into account when options for change are considered and developed, through use of co-production and ongoing engagement. In leading this work, you will be working closely with other corporate departments and clinical boards to ensure effective engagement is embedded across the organisation.
As Head of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, you will be our lead officer in relation to our partnership work through the two public service boards (PSBs). This will require you to forge effective working relationships with the LA teams who ensure the work of the PSBs is progressed, and ensure that the Health Boards contribution to these partnerships is effective, working closely with the Chair, CEO, Executive Directors of Public Health and Strategic Planning. This work will also require ensuring clear alignment between other partnerships including the Regional Partnership Board, and ensuring the health board plans are aligned with the Area and Wellbeing Plans. You will oversee monitoring delivery against the Health Boards responsibilities within the Area and Wellbeing Plans.
Person Specification
English
Essential
- Extensive experience of report writing for a range of audiences and stakeholders at all levels
English
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies and policies for large complex organisations and partnerships
English
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies and policies for large complex organisations and partnerships
- Experience of strong stakeholder engagement and management
- Experience of building strong partnerships with Local Authorities and other stakeholder organisations on mutual priorities
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning in the NHS or other public sector organisation.
Person Specification
English
Essential
- Extensive experience of report writing for a range of audiences and stakeholders at all levels
English
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies and policies for large complex organisations and partnerships
English
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies and policies for large complex organisations and partnerships
- Experience of strong stakeholder engagement and management
- Experience of building strong partnerships with Local Authorities and other stakeholder organisations on mutual priorities
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning in the NHS or other public sector organisation.
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).
