Deputy Head of Nursing - Medicine

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Master's degree level or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge and work experience
• Evidence of recent, relevant continual professional development
• Understanding of the role and its purpose within the organisation or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of the NHS, Welsh Government and Health Board strategies, policies and plans, including HR
• In depth knowledge of the strategic healthcare agenda

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working at a senior level in a large complex organisation
• Previous senior management experience responsible for service development and planning
• Experience in commissioning primary care services including the management of primary care contracts
• Experience of planning and implementing long-term strategy
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multi professional team to improve services
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries to deliver improvements
• Good track record in effective financial planning, management and delivery of targets
• Possess significant experience of financial management and knowledge of how to deliver a budget to target
• Experience in interpreting complex national primary care policy or statutory frameworks and from these creating and presenting credible local policies and commissioning frameworks to ensure ownership and delivery within a local context
• Experience of performance management and partnership working in an NHS setting
• Evidence of leading complex change & strategy in a political & sensitive environment
• Proven track record of successfully introducing service improvement or successful management of significant organisational change in a complex environment
• Experience of interagency working and the development of collaborative and effective partnerships in the planning and delivery of services
• Ability to influence at all levels and a highly strategic thinker

Desirable

• Experience of public engagement/patient involvement activities including presenting to large group
• Project and programme management
• Direct experience of working effectively with(in) Primary Care
• Experience of planning and implementing long-term strategy

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Highly numerate and analytical,
• Ability to provide advice after considering complex range of options where there is conflicting information
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.
• Sound judgment, decision making, and organisational skills
• Ability to negotiate and influence outcomes applicable to the negotiation of primary care services
• Able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, influence and political acumen oExcellent oral and written communication skills when dealing with highly complex and sensitive information in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
• Ability to manage conflict particularly in terms of competing priorities oSelf-motivated and committed to developing self and team members
• Proven ability to articulate and communicate highly complex ideas to a wide range of audiences, on a one to one basis or in small or large groups, often in a pressured & politically sensitive environment
• Ability to develop credible business cases or service development plans, articulating (verbally and in writing) the rationale for change and financial, legal, political, service and risk implications, and setting out rational options for future action
• Ability to empower, coach and support staff
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload and that of the team to operate effectively
• Politically astute and high level of intuition
• A team player, keen to maximise the corporate effectiveness of the organisation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Grange University Hospital

Llanfrechfa

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)