This is a fixed term/secondment post until 31/03/2026.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
As part of our on-going commitment to the delivery of high quality, reliable services for our patients, an exciting opportunity has arisen in the Scheduled Care Directorate within Hywel Dda University Health Board. To achieve high quality delivery, our transformation plans encompass service delivery improvements including clinical redesign and digital platforms. The Service Manager role provides an ideal opportunity to work with clinical and non-clinical teams to help re-design and deliver transformational change in the way we provide care to our patients and improve the working lives of our staff. The Health Board will be looking to outsource services to ensure that patient care remains our top priority.
Main duties of the job
As part of the directorate's recovery strategy you will be responsible for managing the delivery of small to medium scale projects or work streams which will support the delivery of our outpatient transformation strategy, driving innovation around moving services online and implementing technologies that will drive efficiencies and better engagement for our services and community. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your understanding and practical application of planning, design, engagement, collaboration, service improvement and overall skills in change management. It will be necessary to work with a range of external stakeholders in order to increase capacity in a variety of service areas. You will have proven NHS experience at managerial level, be dynamic, able to work under pressure and manage competing priorities. You will be a team player and able to work with senior managerial and clinical staff, having excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills. About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers. Job description
Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 17/02/2025. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience Masters level qualification or evidence of CPD to master level. Recent exposure to relevant management or leadership development Programme. Clear understanding of the key factors critical to the provision of health care, e.g. NHS strategies and policies, local health economy issues, the national performance management framework, financial flows, national initiatives for achieving improved performance etc. Desirable
Leadership or Management Qualification Experience
Essential
Proven NHS experience at Managerial level. Working as part of a multi-professional team. Experience of managing and completing programmes of continuous improvement and change management in a complex environment. Experience of conducting negotiations relating to detailed matters. Experience of managing staff and working with staff trade unions/staff representatives. Proven track record of staff and budget management. Desirable
Experience of undertaking service planning taking into account complex and multistranded information, i.e. finance, workforce, clinical equipment and organisational factors. Experience in the management of clinical teams Experience in project Management methodologies. Language Skills
Desirable
Welsh speaker (Level 1) Employer details
Employer name Hywel Dda University Health Board Address Glangwili General Hospital Dolgwili Road Carmarthen SA31 2AF Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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As part of the directorate's recovery strategy you will be responsible for managing the delivery of small to medium scale projects or work streams which will support the delivery of our outpatient transformation strategy, driving innovation around moving services online and implementing technologies that will drive efficiencies and better engagement for our services and community. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your understanding and practical application of planning, design, engagement, collaboration, service improvement and overall skills in change management. It will be necessary to work with a range of external stakeholders in order to increase capacity in a variety of service areas. You will have proven NHS experience at managerial level, be dynamic, able to work under pressure and manage competing priorities. You will be a team player and able to work with senior managerial and clinical staff, having excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills. About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers. Job description
Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 17/02/2025. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience Masters level qualification or evidence of CPD to master level. Recent exposure to relevant management or leadership development Programme. Clear understanding of the key factors critical to the provision of health care, e.g. NHS strategies and policies, local health economy issues, the national performance management framework, financial flows, national initiatives for achieving improved performance etc. Desirable
Leadership or Management Qualification Experience
Essential
Proven NHS experience at Managerial level. Working as part of a multi-professional team. Experience of managing and completing programmes of continuous improvement and change management in a complex environment. Experience of conducting negotiations relating to detailed matters. Experience of managing staff and working with staff trade unions/staff representatives. Proven track record of staff and budget management. Desirable
Experience of undertaking service planning taking into account complex and multistranded information, i.e. finance, workforce, clinical equipment and organisational factors. Experience in the management of clinical teams Experience in project Management methodologies. Language Skills
Desirable
Welsh speaker (Level 1) Employer details
Employer name Hywel Dda University Health Board Address Glangwili General Hospital Dolgwili Road Carmarthen SA31 2AF Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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