National Transition Project Lead- Child Health Network
- NHS
- Part Time
- Gwaelod-y-garth
- 54550.00 - 61412.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The creation of the NHS Executive from 1 April 2023 is an essential part of making the health system in Wales fit for the future and achievingA Healthier Walesvision of a whole-system approach to providing excellent health and social care across Wales.Working on behalf of the Welsh Government, the Executive's role is to provide strong leadership and strategic direction and enable and support the delivery of national priorities and standards.
Transition should be a purposeful and planned process provided as a core component of a person-centred developmentally and physically appropriate healthcare. In line with UNCRC, all children and young people should be actively involved in decisions about their health care. Without effective transition processes it is known that the outcomes for children and young people are worse in adulthood. Effective patient directed and centred transition and planning is therefore essential if we are to consider the upstream effect on the health of adults in Wales.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Child Health Clinical Lead, the post-holder will: -
Support the National Clinical Lead for Child Health to assess, monitor and provide assurance in relation to transition of children and young people who transition from children's to adult services.
With the support of the Child Health Network Team, establish a Transition Implementation Network for Wales.
Co-ordinate and implement the NHS Wales' response to the review of the implementation of the national transition guidance.
Collaborate with the transition leads in each of the health boards to improve transition arrangements for children and young people.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is a secondment opportunity/ fixed term until 31st March 2026 due to funding.
About us
The NHS Executive works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.
Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction - enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job responsibilities
Applications are invited for a 2-year 0.5 wte secondment to the role of Project Lead for Transition to undertake work to consider the issues and potential solutions for transition in Wales and lead the forthcoming Transition Implementation Network. This will report to the Child Health Network. It will take forward the recommendations from Welsh Governments review of NHS Wales implementation of the national Transition and Handover Guidance published in February 2022. The implementation network will therefore work closely with NHS Wales, including transition leads and the Strategic Clinical Networks and National Programmes in NHS WE.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Master's qualification; or equivalent qualification; or equivalent level of knowledge and skills.
- Evidence of current relevant professional registration.
- Degree, or equivalent, or post graduate qualification in relevant clinical speciality.
- Member of professional body or covered by professional indemnity insurance.
Desirable
- Active membership of relevant special interest groups.
- Attendance at relevant accredited courses/ conferences.
- Experience of research and audit.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in child health at a senior level.
- Experience of staff supervision / service management.
- Evidence of on-going CPD.
- Working knowledge of accredited structured education programmes.
- Understanding of health policy at national level and experience of implementing national policies in the NHS.
Desirable
- Experience of setting up and managing a service area/ programme management.
- Experience of organising peer to peer training, development of webinars and other dissemination tools.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role.
- Excellent communication skills across agencies, with the ability to educate and influence across a broad range of stakeholders.
- Well-developed portfolio of written and advanced verbal communication and relationship building skills.
- Well organised methods of working.
- Ability to work effectively autonomously and within a team.
- Clinical and Managerial analytical /critical appraisal skills.
- Good time management.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Analytical and research skills being able to analyse a wide range of information, data and sources into report format.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service.
- Confident, self-motivated, and innovative.
- Demonstrates a commitment to achieving a high standard of work.
- Determined and enthusiastic about long term outcomes for children and young people as they transition onto adult services.
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
Public Health Wales
Address
1st Floor River House
Ynys Bridge Court
Gwaelod- y- Garth, Cardiff
CF15 9SS
