Assistant Directorate Manager

Digital Health and Care Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health organization in Cardiff is seeking an Assistant Directorate Manager to lead a team in performance management and service delivery. The ideal candidate will manage recruitment, financial reporting, and promote continuous improvement within the team. This position offers a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams and performance metrics.
• Strong skills in financial management and recruitment.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team providing performance metrics and governance.
• Oversee recruitment, retention, and financial reporting.
• Promote continuous service improvement within the team.

Job description

The role of Assistant Directorate Manager supports the performance of the Directorate by managing a team that will provide services in the following operational areas:

Operational Areas

• Performance metrics, governance, and reporting
• Recruitment and Retention, including workforce analysis and resource planning
• Financial management, including monitoring and reporting
• Comms and engagement
• Continuous service improvement & development
• Contracts and procurement, You will be responsible for the line management of the Directorate Management Service team - building and maintaining the team, be accountable for the team's performance ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well.

You will identify obstacles, for example people, processes and technology, and utilise your autonomy to help the team to overcome them and encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team. You will actively coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate tools and techniques to deliver a high quality, responsive and efficient service.

About Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.

Benefits

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.