Main duties of the job

Site Specialty Manager

An opportunity to join the Surgical Directorate management team has arisen. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to develop their operational management career in a supportive and forward thinking Division. This role is essential to ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Department, the delivery of key performance metrics and providing high quality support to the team. Working in a multi-disciplinary team, you will work collaboratively to solve problems and ensure systems and processes are in place to deliver an effective service for patients.

The successful candidate will have a proven ability to build excellent working relationships, be able to calmly and confidently prioritise to manage competing demands and have the necessary skills to identify and mitigate risks as they arise. They will be an effective communicator with methods to ensure all stakeholders in the Department are kept informed and included in developments, an ability to effectively influence and motivate and have an excellent understanding of the requirements needed to deliver performance standards.

This role would be an ideal opportunity for an experienced operational manager to expand their portfolio or for someone looking to develop their leadership experience in a dynamic operational role. The post will also provide exposure to Divisional working through inclusion in Directorate wide programmes of work.

Working for our organisation

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Educated to degree/diploma level or equivalent experience.
  • Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent experience
  • Desirable criteria

  • Management or professional qualification
  • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams and across divisions and departments
  • Experience of developing service plans and capital bids that reflect service needs.
  • Awareness of external drivers for change.
  • Experience of budget management
  • Experience of developing services and implementing change to meet performance targets
  • Experience of preparing and presenting information to clinical staff to influence, change and inform decisions
  • Experience of managing teams, undertaking recruitment, managing performance and sickness and discplinary issues
  • Experience of managing admin & clerical staff
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working with local partnerships
  • Experience of leading clinical teams to deliver change
  • Experience of benchmarking services and introducing change as a result
  • Experience of working with surgical teams
  • Experience of delivering CIP targets
  • Experience of participating in consultant job plan reviews
  • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organisation and external partners
  • Able to initiate/respond positively to change and has the ability to learn from the experience
  • Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
  • Good report writing skills and presentation skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload in an operational environment
  • Working knowledge of microsoft word and excel
  • Demonstrable leadership skills
  • Desirable criteria

  • Sound negotiation and influencing skills
  • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • Comprehensive understanding of performance target as outlined in Annual Quality Framework
  • Knowledge of surgical services and challenges faced by division
  • Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge of information systems
  • Personal

    Essential criteria

  • Committed to a culture of continuous improvement
  • Ability to create effective working relationships with clinical staff and to build teams
  • Ability to manage work/life balance
  • Self motivated
  • Desirable criteria

  • Ability to communicate in Welsh
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Sense of humour
  • Employer certification / accreditation badges

    Applicant requirements

    Welsh language skills are desirable

    Welsh language skills are desirable