Job summary
Applications are invited for two Deputy Medical Director posts in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
This is an exciting opportunity for established clinical leaders and for aspiring Medical Directors to gain significant experience at Director level in a large integrated health system.
We are looking for two exceptional individuals to join the Executive Medical Director's department as Deputy Executive Medical Directors. You will play a key strategic leadership role across the Health Board as we continue to drive transformational change to ensure we deliver high quality, safe, and effective services to our patients and service users.
Our intention is to appoint both posts simultaneously and to use the opportunity to appoint individuals with complementary skills, backgrounds, and experiences. Both posts are full-time, but consideration will be given to clinicians wishing to undertake up to 2 clinical sessions in order to maintain their clinical practice. Applications from less than full time candidates are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
You will bring outstanding leadership and influencing skills with the ability to forge effective working relationships across a wide set of internal and external stakeholders. You will have the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues to achieve outstanding and high quality outcomes, as well as provide challenge and ensure professional standards are maintained. Our role as a teaching Health Board, providing the highest quality undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, is extremely important to us. We aspire to be a clinically-led organisation, in which research and innovation drive change.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) is one of the largest and most complex health organisations in the United Kingdom. We commission and provide all community and hospital-based health services for almost 400,000 residents, as well as a number of highly recognised specialist services to a wider population across Wales and southern England. Our focus is always to support the health and wellbeing of our population and to achieve improved health outcomes. We have an ambitious organisational strategy that is closely aligned to the progressive policy and legislative landscape in Wales, including close integration with social services and the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act.
This role is an opportunity to join a highly talented group of clinical and leadership colleagues in supporting the ambition of our operational and clinical teams to be the best performing health board in Wales. If you feel you have the experience, drive and personal commitment to succeed in this role, and that your values and ambition matches those of the Health Board, please contact Professor Richard Evans, Executive Medical Director Richard.Evans9@wales.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the full requirements of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description or contact Professor Richard Evans, Executive Medical Director
Richard.Evans9@wales.nhs.uk
Applications should include:
- A Personal Statement of no more than 2 sides of typed A4, in which you should set out your skills and experience and why you feel these make you ideally suited for the role
- An up to date curriculum vitae
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the full requirements of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description or contact Professor Richard Evans, Executive Medical Director
Richard.Evans9@wales.nhs.uk
Applications should include:
- A Personal Statement of no more than 2 sides of typed A4, in which you should set out your skills and experience and why you feel these make you ideally suited for the role
- An up to date curriculum vitae
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Medical professional
- Unblemished current registration with GMC and license to practise
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post graduate medical qualifications
- Further evidence of management training and a commitment to ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Must be, or have been, a practicing GP or worked at Medical Consultant level
- Significant experience in senior Medical Management roles including senior operational leadership role, with experience in medical workforce leadership
- Significant organisational change experience/managing difficult and complex change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Medical professional
- Unblemished current registration with GMC and license to practise
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post graduate medical qualifications
- Further evidence of management training and a commitment to ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Must be, or have been, a practicing GP or worked at Medical Consultant level
- Significant experience in senior Medical Management roles including senior operational leadership role, with experience in medical workforce leadership
- Significant organisational change experience/managing difficult and complex change
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Swansea Bay University Health Board
1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park
Port Talbot
SA12 7BR
Employer's website
https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
