Team Manager Health Protection Service - INTERNAL

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board seeks an experienced Nursing Leader to oversee the Health Protection Service across North Wales. The role focuses on strengthening communicable disease preparedness, vaccination programme delivery, and tackling health inequalities.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, develop services, and ensure high-quality care while managing resources efficiently. Welsh language ability is desirable.

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse NMC Registration.
• Knowledge of health protection and governance matters.
• Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent training.
• Experience leading teams and implementing safety policies.
• Ability to analyse data and present findings to diverse audiences.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the Health Protection Service across North Wales.
• Support vaccination programmes and disease preparedness.
• Develop policies and guidelines; manage risk and performance.
• Lead on service development, resource management and staff development.
• Engage with multi-disciplinary teams and external partners; ensure standards of care.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Nursing leadership

Health protection

Formation

NMC registered nurse

Postgraduate management qualification

Outils

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

Working as part of the Health Protection Service, HPS, the post holder will work, either at their designated work base or as part of an agile, patient-facing, outreach team at any location within north Wales.

Responsible for the leadership and management of the Health Protection Service.

A prime focus of the role is:

• Strengthen communicable disease preparedness and resilience across the health board
• Support the delivery of key vaccination programmes
• Engage in disease elimination initiatives and tackle health inequalities
• Deliver proactive health protection work in closed settings e.g. strengthening IPC practice in Care Homes
• Respond to communicable disease enquiries/incidents and novel health protection threats

The post holder is required to provide leadership, service development and management within the Health Protection Service.

The post holder will ensure key functions of the team leader’s role are undertaken through effective leadership, the setting, monitoring and maintenance of professional standards, collaborative working and providing a consistently high standard of care and service delivery by ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will support the Health Protection Senior Management Team in the operational management of the Health Protection Service across North Wales. The post holder will be responsible for providing and improving these services to assure the BCUHB that patients, carers and staff requirements are met and to ensure services are achieving targets set nationally and by the BCUHB. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of all staff within the team on a day to day basis in the professional leadership, development and management of nursing within the Health Protection Service to facilitate the delivery of excellent practice and standards of service. To support the Health Protection Senior Management Team in the development of the service to meet the evolving demand for services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications and / or Knowledge

• 1st Level Nurse NMC Registration.
• Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of the key determinants of health and healthcare.
• Up to date knowledge of the current health agenda and NHS policy
• Demonstrates a knowledge of governance matters
• Teaching / Assessing Qualification
• Independent prescriber or working towards
• Track record of significant continuous professional development and management development

Desirable criteria

• Management qualification
• Masters qualification or working towards this level of qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant Leadership training relevant clinical experience
• Relevant experience of Health Protection
• Producing & developing policies & practice guidelines.
• Management and Mitigation of risk.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of implementing and monitoring quality standards
• Experience of site co- ordination
• Evidence of changing practice
• Training & experience in developing databases & excel spreadsheets

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of Audiences.
• Comfortable with presenting sensitive and contentious information
• Ability to analyse and solve complex problems.
• Able to analyse complex data, diagnose problems, identify solutions and undertake benefits analysis.
• Able to use applications in Word, EXCEL and PowerPoint.
• Robust negotiation, influencing and decision making skills.
• Evidence of people management and leadership skills.
• Evidence of project management skills.
• IT skills to support general and self-management
• Up to date nursing knowledge Research based practice
• Communication and interpersonal skills Team building Organisation skills
• Team building organisation skills

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh.

  Values

  Essential Criteria

  • Assertiveness
  • Adaptability
  • Professionalism
  • Ability to inspire good working relationships among the multidisciplinary team
  • Capable of acting as a role model for ward staff

  Other

  Essential criteria

  • Committed to a culture of continuous improvement and development - underpinned open communications & team working
  • Resilience and drive.
  • Personal and Professional integrity and confidence.
  • Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner Able to travel across sites and Wales I UK as required.
  • A strategic focus
  • A completer / finisher
  • Personal & professional integrity & confidence
  • Substantial personal & professional confidence & credibility.
  • Resourceful