Assistant Director - Medical Directorate

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wales is seeking an experienced Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning. This pivotal role focuses on maximizing the talents of the medical workforce and ensuring its development in a flexible and efficient manner. Key responsibilities include leading the Clinical Audit agenda and strategic workforce planning, while ensuring alignment with national and local healthcare priorities. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background in medical workforce development and be capable of managing complex teams and systems.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in medical workforce planning and development.
• Ability to lead and engage multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong operational management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the medical workforce planning strategy across the Health Board.
• Ensure effective delivery of the Clinical Audit agenda.
• Develop processes for medical leads and clinicians.
• Identify key risks and manage change effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Medical workforce planning

Clinical Audit

Strategic planning

Education

Relevant healthcare management qualification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join Hywel Dda University Health Board as Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning. This pivotal role will lead the corporate agenda for medical workforce across the Health Board, ensuring we maximise the talents of our medical workforce and develop it in flexible, efficient, and cost-effective ways. The postholder will also be accountable for the delivery of the Clinical Audit agenda, ensuring it informs service improvement and aligns with both national and local priorities, The Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning will be the lead for the Medical Directorate for medical workforce planning, ensuring the Health Board makes use of the talents of its workforce and develops its workforce in flexible, efficient and cost-effective ways. The post will lead the delivery of the Clinical Audit agenda for the organisation ensuring this informs the Service Improvement agenda and ensures best practice and is aligned to both national and local priorities. The Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning is primarily responsible for ensuring a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to medical workforce planning and development to meet the Health Board's current and future needs. Assisting the Deputy Director in developing the structure, systems and processes for medical leads and other clinicians including MAPs. Lead the short and long-term medical workforce planning strategy in line with the Health Board's Annual Planning cycle. Maintaining and delivering a robust framework for the Health Board, including the identification of risks, key milestones and change management.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services