This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) is looking for an exceptional senior leader to join us to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Planned Care services across our system as part of our organisation wide 'Better Together' transformation programme.
We are looking for an experienced and credible senior leader who can demonstrate:
- Extensive experience of Planned Care and service transformation within a complex healthcare environment with proven track record in delivering large-scale change programmes and performance improvement
- Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and influencing skills
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to analyse complex information and make high-level, evidence-based decisions
The Planned Care Transformation Lead (Operational) is a senior leadership role working collaboratively with existing operational and clinical leads to provide operational direction, additional senior oversight and capacity for the planning and delivery of Planned Care transformation across both provider and commissioned services.
Lead implementation of key reviews and frameworks including GIRFT, external consultancy recommendations, and Clinical Optimisation Frameworks.
Main duties of the job
Provide vision and leadership for Planned Care transformation across Powys and lead the development of long- and short-term strategic plans for services.
Ensure alignment with Welsh Government policy and NHS Wales frameworks.
Implement widescale changes, deliver performance targets and improvement plans for Planned Care services.
Use data to monitor, evaluate, and enhance service performance.
Lead redesign of service models and pathways to improve efficiency and value.
Work collaboratively with clinical leaders, operational teams, and external partners.
Engage with trade unions, professional bodies, and system partners.
Represent the Health Board in key regional and national forums.
Build and lead high-performing teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Support staff through complex organisational change and transformation.
Promote a positive, inclusive culture aligned with Health Board values.
Ensure transformation programmes align with financial, governance, and HR framework.
Lead delivery of cost improvement and productivity programmes.
Maintain robust risk management and assurance processes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent demonstrable level of work experience
- In depth professional knowledge in several disciplines i.e., Human Resources, Financial Management, Performance Management
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Member of Professional Body / Association
Experience
- Extensive experience in planned care, working at a senior level in a large complex organization
- Extensive experience of working at Senior Management within the NHS, ideally at General Manager level
- Planning and implementing long-term strategy
- Proven track record of successfully introducing service improvement or successful management of significant organizational change in a complex environment
- Strategic thinking at a senior level
- Significant experience of working with staff, their representatives and trade unions/professional organisations in managing complex change
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating, managing and developing teams
- Familiar with Welsh Government policy knowledge and understanding of NHS Wales policy framework for health and social care
- Successfully managing significant budgets across a range of services and delivering against financial targets
Skills and Attributes
- Influence at all levels and a highly strategic thinker
- Analyze and appropriately present often highly complex information
- Achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines
- Sound judgment, decision making, and organisational skills
- Interpret legislation, national guidance as appropriate to the role
- High level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, influence and political acumen
- Communicate verbally and in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
- Self‑motivated and committed to developing self and team members
- Influence large groups of staff
- Empower, coach and support staff
- Work on own initiative and organise own workload and that of the team to operate effectively
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
Other
- Enthusiastic, committed, proactive and innovative
- Appetite for hard work and challenges
- Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives
- High level of personal integrity
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
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.
