Job summary
We are looking for
a Director of Workforce & Organisational Development who shares our vision,
ambition and values, someone who can provide leadership to the team, develop
relationships with our clinicians and partners across Swansea Bay University
Health Board (SBUHB).
This role comes at
a time of major changes at SBUHB and across our communities. We have an active
programme of modernisation and improvement underway calledChanging for
the Future,which is implementing lessons we learned from Covid,
investing millions in modernising services and shaping them to meet todays
pressures and future demand, improving the quality of care and outcomes and
focussing on staff wellbeing and resilience.
This is a fantastic
opportunity for an ambitious and experienced individual to make a significant
impact on our organisation, its staff and how health services are delivered to
people in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
We are being supported in the search by Karen Daly-Gherabi and Josh
Blackman at Boyden and encourage you to connect with them for a confidential
discussion about the role at swanseabay@boyden.com
Please view the full Job Description document by using the link to the
dedicated microsite.
https://www.boyden.com/brief/director-of-workforce-and-organisational-development-swansea-bay-34187725/index.html
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the post holder will be
responsible for the Workforce & OD function, ensuring that it serves the
needs of clinical and non-clinical departments across the organisation and
works in partnership with staff and staff representatives.
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.The Welsh Centre for
Burns and Plastic Surgeryat Morriston Hospital covers not only south and
mid Wales, but the south west of England. Morriston also delivers one of two
cardiac surgery servicesin Wales.Forensic mental
healthservices are provided to a wider community which extends across the
whole of South Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Workforce & Organisational
Development holds a pivotal role, reporting to the Chief Executive and
overseeing essential aspects of workforce management and organisational
development. As one of the Executive Directors of the Board, the Director of
Workforce & OD will share collective responsibility with all other
Directors for all aspects of the University Health Boards (UHB) performance,
strategic direction, leadership, corporate policy making and the development
and delivery of Board objectives as set out in the Boards strategic and
operational plans.
The post holder is an executive, voting, member of
the Board.
Please view a full Job Description by using the link to the dedicated
microsite where there is more information about the role.
https://www.boyden.com/brief/director-of-workforce-and-organisational-development-swansea-bay-34187725/index.html
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Workforce & Organisational
Development holds a pivotal role, reporting to the Chief Executive and
overseeing essential aspects of workforce management and organisational
development. As one of the Executive Directors of the Board, the Director of
Workforce & OD will share collective responsibility with all other
Directors for all aspects of the University Health Boards (UHB) performance,
strategic direction, leadership, corporate policy making and the development
and delivery of Board objectives as set out in the Boards strategic and
operational plans.
The post holder is an executive, voting, member of
the Board.
Please view a full Job Description by using the link to the dedicated
microsite where there is more information about the role.
https://www.boyden.com/brief/director-of-workforce-and-organisational-development-swansea-bay-34187725/index.html
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to identify and manage critical issues and priorities
- Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal presentation)
- 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 with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies
- The energy, resilience, stamina and drive required of an Executive Director in a large University Health Board, with a proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets and monitor against targets
- Commitment to public service values
- Able to recognise the wider interest groups and stakeholders within the UHB, and work sensitively to overcome their differing positions and interests
- Innovation and vision, including an ability to build organisational capabilities, establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translating this into successful outcomes
- Intellectual flexibility, including the ability to understand both operational detail and wider strategic visions, and to articulate these to others; and the ability to cope with ambiguity and perform through uncertainty
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellow (Chartered FCIPD) or equivalent experience
- Educated to Masters Degree level or equivalent post graduate qualification or equivalent senior level experience
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Evidence of recent Management and Leadership Development
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level and contributing at a very senior level, close to or at Board level in a large complex organisation, preferably within the NHS and across whole healthcare systems
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the NHS, and politically astute, working effectively with key influencers to deliver across the whole healthcare system
- Outstanding reputation and demonstrable successes at director/very senior level, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of workforce and OD function in a large organisation, preferably within the NHS
- Experience of building personal and professional credibility with Board, management and clinical teams and staff
- Understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda and use of this knowledge to develop and implement strategy and service developments
- In depth knowledge of key health policies, objectives and national operating framework
- Understanding of the broader strategic and policy context for delivery of health services in Wales
- Experience of developing and implementing corporate strategies with a track record of successes in delivering against national and local targets
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to identify and manage critical issues and priorities
- Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal presentation)
- 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 with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies
- The energy, resilience, stamina and drive required of an Executive Director in a large University Health Board, with a proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets and monitor against targets
- Commitment to public service values
- Able to recognise the wider interest groups and stakeholders within the UHB, and work sensitively to overcome their differing positions and interests
- Innovation and vision, including an ability to build organisational capabilities, establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translating this into successful outcomes
- Intellectual flexibility, including the ability to understand both operational detail and wider strategic visions, and to articulate these to others; and the ability to cope with ambiguity and perform through uncertainty
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellow (Chartered FCIPD) or equivalent experience
- Educated to Masters Degree level or equivalent post graduate qualification or equivalent senior level experience
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Evidence of recent Management and Leadership Development
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level and contributing at a very senior level, close to or at Board level in a large complex organisation, preferably within the NHS and across whole healthcare systems
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the NHS, and politically astute, working effectively with key influencers to deliver across the whole healthcare system
- Outstanding reputation and demonstrable successes at director/very senior level, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of workforce and OD function in a large organisation, preferably within the NHS
- Experience of building personal and professional credibility with Board, management and clinical teams and staff
- Understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda and use of this knowledge to develop and implement strategy and service developments
- In depth knowledge of key health policies, objectives and national operating framework
- Understanding of the broader strategic and policy context for delivery of health services in Wales
- Experience of developing and implementing corporate strategies with a track record of successes in delivering against national and local targets
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).
