We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
1. Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
2. Working together- as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
3. Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for providing the strategic direction, leadership and vision regarding the planning and implementation of the Paediatric pathway for major trauma within the South Wales Trauma Network.
This role will be expected to work closely with:
4. Clinical Director for the network.
5. Network Manager
6. Clinical and managerial leads within each stakeholder organisation across the network including the paediatric lead in the Major Trauma Centre (MTC).
Main duties of the job
The specific responsibilities of the job includes:
7. Report into the network governance structures as required.
8. Oversee review of clinical governance issues from across the network pertaining to Paediatric Trauma, ensuring lessons are learnt and that it informs a process of clinical audit, risk management and continuous quality improvement.
9. Attend case quality review and governance meetings pertaining to Paediatric trauma inviting participation from across the network.
10. Lead review and development of new and existing policies against changes in evidence base and standards.
11. Review of trauma network dashboard (including validated data from the National Major Trauma Registry (NMTR) to inform areas of improvement and risk.
12. Encourage and facilitate communication across professional boundaries to ensure a seamless provision of major trauma services.
13. Support the production of reports used for performance management of the network including an annual report.
14. Participate in annual network peer review, ensuring learning informs a process of continuous quality improvement.
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
15. Substantial advanced experience in a Paediatric Clinical Role
16. Evidence of leading at senior level / strategic level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. Masters Level or Above
18. Substantial knowledge of Trauma within Paediatrics
Skills
Essential criteria
19. Substantial experience of Paediatric medicine
20. Experience with communication with staff and patients
Leadership
Essential criteria
21. Evidence of leadership at a senior level
22. Evidence of leadership within a strategic role
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable