Head of Service (Complex and Long-Term Care)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Cwmbran is seeking a Head of Service for Complex and Long-Term Care. In this senior role, you will provide strategic leadership, manage resources, and ensure a high standard of service delivery. Candidates must have extensive experience in complex health organizations and hold a Master's degree or equivalent. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior role within a complex health organization.
• Previous senior management responsibility for staff and multiple budgets.
• Knowledge of Complex and Long-Term Care.

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead the Complex and Long-Term Care team.
• Ensure alignment of local services with business priorities.
• Develop leadership skills among Team Leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Strategic planning

Performance management

Education

Masters Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Head of Service (Complex and Long-Term Care)

The Head of Service is a senior, pivotal and central role within the Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care Division. The post holder will be responsible for leading and delivering an extensive portfolio of strategic and operational programmes which delivers high quality, patient centered services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide leadership, strategic and professional management combined with operational responsibility for partnership working and operational planning in the locality and on identified areas, across the Primary Care, Community Services and Complex and Long-Term Care Division. They will take a lead role supporting the General Manager/Divisional Director, in the development and implementation planning working jointly with the Local Authority and Third Sector partners. They will be the accountable officer responsible for all financial, physical and human resources within their relevant area and will be required to develop and deliver a number of services within the remit of Complex and Long-Term Care.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

To direct, lead and motivate the Complex and Long-Term Care team ensuring a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of planning and development of local service provision, ensuring that activity is fully aligned to the business and strategic priorities of the Health Board. This will include coaching and mentoring, resource planning, standard setting, performance management, team and individual development.

Ensure that the Health Boards aims and objectives are clearly communicated to the staff within the team.

Ensure that the Divisions Complex and Long-Term Care Unit function is proactive and influential in its contribution to the HBs strategic and operational plan.

Professionally lead the relevant team members to ensure a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence is achieved.

Develop and empower all members of the team to perform to high standards and innovate.

Actively support the development of leadership skills across Team Leaders.

Ensure that the workforce is managed and developed and that employment policies/practices are adhered to.

To ensure that statutory, mandatory and legal obligations are adhered to.

Together with the Workforce & OD team, establish systems and processes to ensure development and implementation of effective recruitment/retention strategies for the division.

Person Specification

Application

• Educated to Masters Degree Level or equivalent level of work experience
• Experience of planning and implementing long term strategy
• Extensive experience, working at a senior level in a complex health organisation.
• Previous senior management experience responsible for staff, multiple budgets and service planning and development.
• Knowledge Complex and Long-Term Care.

Interview

• Excellent time management and prioritization to deal with demanding and unpredictable workload.
• Knowledge Complex and Long-Term Care.

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.