Job summary
We are looking for a Service Group Director for
Morriston Hospital Service Group who shares our vision, ambition and values. The Service Group
Director will be accountable for the effective leadership and management of the
Service Group. This role will drive strategic change on a significant
scale whilst delivering rapid and tangible improvements in quality and
timeliness in access to care. It is a hugely exciting time as the Health Board
starts to implement its strategic Changing for the Future programme
particularly focusing on the evolution of Morriston, Singleton and Neath Port
Talbot hospitals which are to become individual Centres of Excellence with
Morriston Hospital becoming the Health Boards primary provider of emergency
care and specialist surgical services.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced
individual to make a significant impact at Morriston Hospital and the wider
transformation of SBUHB.
Please
view a full Job Description and Person Specification where there is more
information about the role.
Interview date: 22/06/2023
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Chief
Operating Officer, the Service Group Director Morriston Hospital Service Group
will be responsible for effective leadership and management of the delivery
unit. The postholder will be required to work with a high level of autonomy and
authority to manage the complex range of services within the service group.
This autonomy is set within the context of delivering the wider Health Board
strategy and plans, and the Values and Behaviour Framework. This role will work
closely with the Groups Nurse and Medical Directors to ensure that there is a
clear and unequivocal focus on quality and safety at the core of the delivery
unit objectives. They will also act as an ambassador for the Health Board both
internally and externally.
About us
SBU (formerly ABMU) was created on April 1, 2019
after responsibility for providing healthcare services in the Bridgend County
Borough Council area passed from ABMU to the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Health Board.
We serve a population of around 390,000 in the
Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. The
health board employs approximately 12,500 staff.
It has three major hospitals providing a range of
services: Morriston and Singleton in Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in
Baglan, Port Talbot. We run a community hospital and primary care resource
centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. As an
integrated health board, SBU has 49 GP practices in their area, 72 dental
practices including orthodontists, 31 optometry practices and 92 community
pharmacies. Mental health and learning disabilities services are provided both
in hospital and community settings.
Morriston Hospitalis a 750-bed teaching hospital and is
the site of the major Emergency Department for Swansea. In addition to general
surgical and medical services, Morriston houses the Welsh Centre for Burns and
Plastic Surgery covering south and mid Wales, and
the south west of England. It also delivers one of two cardiac surgery services
in Wales. Also forensic mental health services are provided to a wider
community which extends across the whole of South Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Service Group Director Morriston is accountable
and has overall responsibility for the effective leadership and management of
the complex range of services within the Service Group. The Service Group needs
to undergo significant change and transformation over the next few years, and
there will be a requirement to work across organisational boundaries to develop
and instil a collaborative way of working. The post holder will be required to
interpret overall Health Service policy and strategy in order to establish
objectives and standards to be achieved for the Health Board.
In leading this transformation process and managing
the change the post holder will need to actively and consistently engage
patients, carers and families as well as a wide range of multi professional
staff to ensure that there is a clear and unequivocal focus on quality and
safety at the core of the delivery unit.
The Service Group Director will also act as an
ambassador for the Health Board both internally and externally and may be
required to deputise for the Chief Operating Officer and to represent the
Health Board at national meetings and events.
Please
view a full Job Description and Person Specification where there is more
information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Service Group Director Morriston is accountable
and has overall responsibility for the effective leadership and management of
the complex range of services within the Service Group. The Service Group needs
to undergo significant change and transformation over the next few years, and
there will be a requirement to work across organisational boundaries to develop
and instil a collaborative way of working. The post holder will be required to
interpret overall Health Service policy and strategy in order to establish
objectives and standards to be achieved for the Health Board.
In leading this transformation process and managing
the change the post holder will need to actively and consistently engage
patients, carers and families as well as a wide range of multi professional
staff to ensure that there is a clear and unequivocal focus on quality and
safety at the core of the delivery unit.
The Service Group Director will also act as an
ambassador for the Health Board both internally and externally and may be
required to deputise for the Chief Operating Officer and to represent the
Health Board at national meetings and events.
Please
view a full Job Description and Person Specification where there is more
information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Masters level or equivalent experience
- Extensive knowledge over a range of disciplines e.g. Clinical Research, HR, Finance and Governance underpinned by specialist courses or equivalent experience.
- Service Improvement qualification (Basic)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with clinicians and multi professional teams to achieve service improvement.
- Previous success with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
- An understanding of working at a senior level in a large, complex organisation.
- An ability to juggle and balance effectively the day to day operational pressures of the role with the requirement to transform and change.
- Experience of managing large multi disciplinary teams as well as working with staff and staff representatives.
- A track record in delivering financial plans and cost improvement programmes.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to identify and manage critical issues and priorities
- Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- High level of managerial competency including ability to manage and lead a complex and dynamic professional environment
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills and demonstrable professional credibility
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships across boundaries with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies as well as with citizens
- The energy, resilience, stamina and drive required for the leadership and management of a large hospital service group, with a proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets and monitor against targets
- Ability to work with the Service Improvement team, create a culture of continuous improvement, transforming care for patients and implement effective and sustainable solutions to highly complex clinical and operational challenges whilst ensuring effective use of resources, reducing waste and duplication.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Masters level or equivalent experience
- Extensive knowledge over a range of disciplines e.g. Clinical Research, HR, Finance and Governance underpinned by specialist courses or equivalent experience.
- Service Improvement qualification (Basic)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with clinicians and multi professional teams to achieve service improvement.
- Previous success with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
- An understanding of working at a senior level in a large, complex organisation.
- An ability to juggle and balance effectively the day to day operational pressures of the role with the requirement to transform and change.
- Experience of managing large multi disciplinary teams as well as working with staff and staff representatives.
- A track record in delivering financial plans and cost improvement programmes.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to identify and manage critical issues and priorities
- Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- High level of managerial competency including ability to manage and lead a complex and dynamic professional environment
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills and demonstrable professional credibility
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships across boundaries with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies as well as with citizens
- The energy, resilience, stamina and drive required for the leadership and management of a large hospital service group, with a proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets and monitor against targets
- Ability to work with the Service Improvement team, create a culture of continuous improvement, transforming care for patients and implement effective and sustainable solutions to highly complex clinical and operational challenges whilst ensuring effective use of resources, reducing waste and duplication.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Swansea Bay University Health Board Headquarters
1 Talbot Gateway
Baglan Energy Park
Neath Port Talbot
SA12 7BR
Employer's website
https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
