Job summary
Fixed Term / Secondment for 12 months due to funding.
Internal applications will be on a secondment basis. Please seek your line managers approval before applying.
We are seeking to appoint a Service Group Director who has a proven track record of successful transformational leadership and service improvement in a complex healthcare setting, with a background in operational, clinical or financial management. Candidates should be patient focused, with a commitment to safety and quality as the driver for change and improvement. They should have experience of building strong and effective working relationships both internally and externally.
With a budget of over £99.3 m and a WTE workforce of 1650 staff, the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Service Group is responsible for providing services for Adult Mental Health, Older Peoples' Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Forensic Psychiatry and Rehabilitation & Recovery.
Regional medium secure mental health services are provided by SBU HB on behalf of HB's in south, west and mid Wales. These services are currently based in Glanrhyd Hospital alongside low secure mental health services. It also provides Learning Disability services across three Health Boards and seven Local Authority areas.
Mental Health Services within Swansea Bay UHB are currently engaged in an extensive programme of service modernisation with an enhanced focus on community based services and reduced reliance on longer term hospital care with plans to build a new adult mental health facility on the site of Cefn Coed Hospital.
Main duties of the job
As a Health Board, we are highly ambitious both for the people we serve and those we employ. We have clear values about how we do business, which underpin everything we do- caring for each other, working together and always improving.
The Role:
Accountable to the Chief Operating Officer for the effective leadership and management of the Mental Health and LD Service Group, with a budget of £99m.
Working closely in a triumvirate with the Group Nurse and Medical Director to ensure quality and safety is at the core of the service group objectives.
Working collegiately with other Service Group Directors to deliver the Health Board's objectives.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
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.
For further information, please contact Emma Smith, on 01639 683326 or email Emma.Lewis21@wales.nhs.uk
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.
For further information, please contact Emma Smith, on 01639 683326 or email Emma.Lewis21@wales.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Master's degree 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. This level of knowledge would have been obtained over a significant period of senior management posts held within an NHS organisation.
- Service Improvement qualification (Basic)
Desirable
- Programme and project management qualifications.
- Breadth of knowledge across all health services from primary to tertiary care.
- Service Improvement qualification (Advanced)
- Coaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- A track record of working with clinicians and multi professional teams in achieving 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.
- oA track record in delivering financial plans and cost improvement programmes.
Desirable
- Leadership and management experience in the relevant service sector/area.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Master's degree 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. This level of knowledge would have been obtained over a significant period of senior management posts held within an NHS organisation.
- Service Improvement qualification (Basic)
Desirable
- Programme and project management qualifications.
- Breadth of knowledge across all health services from primary to tertiary care.
- Service Improvement qualification (Advanced)
- Coaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- A track record of working with clinicians and multi professional teams in achieving 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.
- oA track record in delivering financial plans and cost improvement programmes.
Desirable
- Leadership and management experience in the relevant service sector/area.
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
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).
