Executive Business Manager to the Chief Executive

Job summary

How Aneurin Bevan University Health Board communicates with and responds to its key stakeholders and manages its corporate business is critical to the organisation in setting the tone at the top and this postholder will play a fundamental role in supporting the Chief Business Officer to achieve that. This is a key role to the effective running of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The Executive Business Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective operation of the Chief Executive's Office, including providing the Chief Executive Officer with personal support across the full range of their responsibilities, identifying issues that require particular attention to avoid escalation and acting as a key channel for communication between the Chief Executive Officer, the Chair, Executive Directors, colleagues within the Health Board and senior colleagues in NHS organisations, Welsh Government and other external partners such as Local Authorities, MSs, MPs and Members of the Public.

The post holder will work on their own initiative and be expected to demonstrate high levels of integrity, innovation and commitment to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, proactively and continually looking to identify new and more effective and efficient ways of delivering corporate business elements.

Main duties of the job

Full duties of this post are found in the attached job description.

The postholder will act as a key channel of communication between the Chief Executive Officer and colleagues at all levels within the Health Board, conveying the Chief Executive's views and priorities, dealing sensitively and constructively with external contacts, including Welsh Government Civil Servants, Ministers, MSs and MPs, other Health Boards, Non Officer Members and Executive Directors, Directorate and Divisional Managers, Consultants, professional heads, patients and patient representatives, staff and staff side representatives etc.

The post holder must demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with complainants who contact the Chief Executive Officer's office.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.