Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an Executive Director of Primary Care, Community and Mental Health Services who can demonstrate strong strategic and clinical leadership, has a proven track record of operational excellence and has a passion for taking forward change.
The post holder will have experience of operating at Board level, with a proven track record of successfully delivering a complex portfolio, preferably in a rural and integrated health and/or social care environment.
The successful candidate will display natural leadership, drive and determination and will shape the successful development and design of sustainable quality services within a rural health care setting; displaying outstanding communication, negotiating and influencing skills that will support and encourage clinical and non-clinical staff to develop truly rural solutions for the significant challenges ahead for both health and social care.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Primary, Community and Mental Health Services will be responsible for the successful delivery of clinical services and referral to treatment across clusters within Powys that underpins our Rural Health Care model. The Director will be responsible for Executive leadership and have accountability across all primary care, community, mental health and learning disability services within Powys and will provide a leadership approach that develops a culture of transformational health and care.
As an Executive member of the Board, you will hold corporate responsibility, jointly with other Board members, for the strategic direction, corporate policy-making and development and delivery of Health Board objectives.
About us
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) encompasses the whole of the County of Powys which covers around 25% of the land mass of Wales with only 5% of the population. In a rural county, as a health board, we provide as many services as safely as possible locally; through GPs and other primary care professionals, a network of community hospitals and community services, including midwifery-led services, mental health, learning disabilities, children's services, adult rehabilitation and frailty services. Alongside this we have a significant commissioning role working with providers in both Wales and England.
Our ambitious Health and Care Strategy sets out our vision for the future of a healthy, caring Powys. It describes how in partnership, we will focus on wellbeing, ensure early help and support, tackle the main conditions that limit life, and provide joined up care.
This includes increasing the capacity, capability and resilience of primary and community services, improving integration throughout the health and care pathway, and strengthening our planning and commissioning of high-quality services from neighbouring organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a Master's Degree level or equivalent qualification or t senior level experience
- Evidence of recent Management and Leadership Development.
- Evidence of and a demonstrated commitment to continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working and contributing at Board level.
- Significant experience of working with community health services and partnership working with the Local Authority.
- An understanding of the nature and challenge of services in a complex environment.
- Experience of multi-agency strategic planning and successful track record of strategic management at Board level in a complex organisation
- Understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda and using this knowledge to develop and implement strategy and service developments.
- Understanding of community services, especially the role of the various "new" national initiatives and their regulatory functions.
- Knowledge of demand management and clinical engagement.
- Experience of managing significant resources and budgets and a proven track record of delivering financial sustainability and value for money.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Powys Teaching Health Board
Address
Bronllys Hospital
Bronllys
LD3 0LU