Integrated Health Community Medical Director - East

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Mold; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health organization is seeking an Integrated Health Community Medical Director to lead and enhance medical services in North Wales. This pivotal role involves collaborating with various health communities to ensure high-quality care and wellness for the population. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing strategies, managing medical staff, and fostering a culture of open communication and continuous improvement. With a commitment to equality and diversity, this position offers a dynamic environment where your leadership can make a significant impact on community health outcomes. Join a team that values innovation and compassionate care!

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Current GMC or GDC registration required.
• Management training and continuous professional development essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of medical staff.
• Ensure high-quality care delivery and governance across services.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Decision-Making

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Current GMC or GDC registration

Management Training

Continuous Professional Development

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Presentation Packages

Job description

Integrated Health Community Medical Director - East

Consultant

Main area Integrated Health Community Medical Director Grade Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 050-IHCMDE-1124

Site Preswylfa Town Mold Salary Per annum pro rata Closing 06/01/2025 23:59

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

Reporting to the Health Community Director and being a senior leader in the University Health Board, the Integrated Health Community Medical Director, based in Preswylfa, is responsible for supporting the Health Community Director with the development and management of medical staff, including working closely with the Executive Medical Director to implement and monitor professional standards and regulations. They will have an active role in the development of the Health Board and Health Community’s strategy and responsibility for collaborating with colleagues in other Health Communities, Pan North Wales Services, Service Support Functions and partner organisations to provide high quality well-being and care services across the whole North Wales population.

They will be responsible for the leadership of medical staff and medical governance to ensure the safe, high quality and efficient management of all medically led services, the active involvement of medical staff and fostering a multi-disciplinary working approach.

In particular, the post holder will have accountability to support the Health Community Director in ensuring there is a positive patient and community centred culture, continually collaborating with partner organisations, staff and patients to improve population wellness and clinical care outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Key accountabilities and responsibilities include leading the following on behalf of the Health Community Director:

1. Improve the work environment and services by developing ways of working to maintaining a positive and open culture which enables listening and learning.
2. Continually improve the services provided to the community through proactive review and the involvement of patients, external partners and staff.
3. Support the Health Community Director to provide high quality population health wellness and care delivery services, within budget and in alignment with national and local targets through excellent management systems and processes. Manage specific areas of budget on behalf of the Director who is ultimately accountable.
4. The Health Community Medical Director will provide the leadership of local emergency responses including meeting obligations of the Civil Contingencies Act and ensuring business continuity.
5. Continually drive up quality by developing and managing systems for robust Health Community clinical group governance (quality, staff engagement, activity, financial and complaints) which links closely to Health Board wide governance ensuring there is strong and supporting oversight of all aspects of Health Community business.
6. Promote workforce planning and redesign maximising multi-disciplinary skill mixing for the ongoing sustainability of services.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of £2.1 billion and a workforce of over 21,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.

BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinates or provides the work of 96 GP practices and the NHS services provided by 78 dental and orthodontic practices, 70 optometry practices and opticians, and 145 pharmacies in North Wales.

The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to deliver excellent compassionate care in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in North Wales and with the University of Bangor is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Current GMC or GDC registration.
• Further evidence of management training.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge relating to sphere of responsibilities.
• Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical areas.
• Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
• High level knowledge of all current issues related to professional medical practice.
• Has a good understanding of research and can demonstrate how research has influenced their practice.

Experience

• Experience of leading teams, supporting and developing staff members, and actively managing poor performance in accordance with the values of the Health Board.
• Highly specialised and in-depth professional knowledge and experience from a range of clinical disciplines across the services of the Health Board.
• Significant senior medical staff management experience across healthcare sectors.
• Experience of developing and implementing governance frameworks to support service delivery, quality improvement and service change.
• Experience of providing services to a high quality with restricted resources.
• Budgetary management experience.

Aptitude and Abilities

• Advanced decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyse complex clinical issues/problems, identify necessary action and make recommendations and follow these through.
• Ability to demonstrate compassionate and emotional leadership and apply to appropriate situations.
• Ability to influence, motivate and lead teams of staff.
• Good organisational skills.
• Highly developed communications skills.
• Computer skills, with working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages.

Values

• Lead by the Health Board’s values of > Put patients first > Value and respect each other > Work together as one team > Learn and innovate > Communicate openly and honestly.
• Able to relate and adapt to the perspective of others.
• Confident of management ability and ability to be credible and confident in dealing with both clinicians and senior management staff.
• Calm and rational approach to situations where conflict is likely.
• Clarity of thought and articulate.
• Lead by example.

Other

• Significant clinical skills with the competency to use evidenced based practice in terms of managing safe clinical services.
• Ability to travel in a timely manner throughout the geographical area of North Wales and across Wales.
• Able to work hours flexibly.
• Welsh speaker or commitment to learn basic conversational Welsh.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Michelle Greene Job title Integrated Health Community Director (East) Email address [e-mail]