Integrated Health Community Medical Director - East
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 maintain 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 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.
About us
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.
Job 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.
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.
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