Job summary
We are looking for a Service Lead for our Smoking Cessation Team. It is a key role which involves leading the planning and delivery of an effective community service across Powys, including managing a team of smoking advisors. It also requires working in partnership to support and ensure high quality delivery of a broad range of smoking cessation services, aligned to Welsh Government's 'Help Me Quit' (HMQ) programme, including HMQ Hospital, HMQ Baby and HMQ Pharmacy. Effective collaborative working with key partners and stakeholders within Powys is essential to ensure delivery on Welsh Government smoking cessation targets, in order to reduce smoking prevalence and improve health and wellbeing in the Powys population.We would love to hear from you if you are:
Experienced in working with and facilitating smoking cessation or other behavioural change programmesExperienced in working in partnership; building strong relationships fostering trust and cooperation among key partners, stakeholders, and community groupsExperienced in effective communication strategies and awareness raising of servicesAn experienced team manager who is a positive and proactive leader with the ability to motivate, engage and support teams to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.A strategic thinker able to identify and take action where there are opportunities or challenges, and is open to new approaches.
Main duties of the job
It is a key role which involves leading the planning and delivery of an effective community service across Powys, including managing a team of smoking advisors. It also requires working in partnership to support and ensure high quality delivery of a broad range of smoking cessation services, aligned to Welsh Government's 'Help Me Quit' (HMQ) programme, including HMQ Hospital, HMQ Baby and HMQ Pharmacy. Effective collaborative working with key partners and stakeholders within Powys is essential to ensure delivery on Welsh Government smoking cessation targets, in order to reduce smoking prevalence and improve health and wellbeing in the Powys population.Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking someone who is passionate about smoking cessation, and is able to use effective communication skills to promote and raise awareness of the service. They will need to demonstrate that they are dynamic and inspirational, who will be proactive in leading the smoking cessation service in Powys to support smokers to quit.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 11 MONTHS UNTIL 31/03/26 DUE TO FUNDING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
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.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 11 MONTHS UNTIL 31/03/26 DUE TO FUNDING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Master's or equivalent in a Healthcare related subject or significant demonstrable experience equivalent to academic level
- Understanding of performance and health service management processes
- Knowledge of programme management processes
- Knowledge and experience of developing and implementing strategies and plans for the delivery and development of services
- Evidence of continuing professional development and committed to continued learning and development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of operating in a senior management or strategic development role within a health and or social care environment
- Experience of staff management and leadership
- Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
- Experience of undertaking data collection, collation and inputting into complex spreadsheet and documents
- Experience of budget management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of successfully influencing senior managers and other professionals, and able to develop and sustain personal relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups
- Clear leadership skills, influencing and team building skills
- Able to plan and prioritise workload to meet deadline and deal effectively with conflicting priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to lead a project and secure the contribution of relevant others to achieve shared objectives
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems and performance
- Good keyboard skills required for completing reports, documents, data entry and manipulation from smoking cessation databases
Desirable
other
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to demanding timeframes
- Ability to work effectively in a complex environment
- Able to travel across the Powys Teaching Health Board area in a timely manner and on occasions, further afield
- Ability to work flexibly to the needs of the programme
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Master's or equivalent in a Healthcare related subject or significant demonstrable experience equivalent to academic level
- Understanding of performance and health service management processes
- Knowledge of programme management processes
- Knowledge and experience of developing and implementing strategies and plans for the delivery and development of services
- Evidence of continuing professional development and committed to continued learning and development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of operating in a senior management or strategic development role within a health and or social care environment
- Experience of staff management and leadership
- Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
- Experience of undertaking data collection, collation and inputting into complex spreadsheet and documents
- Experience of budget management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of successfully influencing senior managers and other professionals, and able to develop and sustain personal relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups
- Clear leadership skills, influencing and team building skills
- Able to plan and prioritise workload to meet deadline and deal effectively with conflicting priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to lead a project and secure the contribution of relevant others to achieve shared objectives
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems and performance
- Good keyboard skills required for completing reports, documents, data entry and manipulation from smoking cessation databases
Desirable
other
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to demanding timeframes
- Ability to work effectively in a complex environment
- Able to travel across the Powys Teaching Health Board area in a timely manner and on occasions, further afield
- Ability to work flexibly to the needs of the programme
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).
