Manage the delivery of the Better Together Portfolio with partners and staff to ensure programmes and supporting groups deliver agreed outcomes and benefits required to improve quality of services in line with corporate strategy and the Integrated Medium-Term Plan.
Work at corporate level across the organisation with considerable freedom to act, play a key role in helping to shape the long-term strategy and plans of the organisation and support delivery of organisational priorities through major transformation programmes, embedding value and sustainability where there are significant opportunities to improveoutcomes, experience, and cost.
Lead work embedding a value-based approach within the organisation and a shared approach with Regional Partnership Board. Provide professional leadership on the use of Transformation and Value methodologies, including programme management, value-based healthcare, service improvement and change management. Supporting colleagues and ensuring skills to grow and embed Transformation and Value capabilities within the organisation. Provide line management for Transformation Programme Managers and other staff as agreed with the Assistant Director.
Provide development and support to other key staff involved in transformation across the organisation including ProjectManagers and Change Managers.
Main duties of the job
Please see job description for full details and additional information as required where necessary..
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job 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.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you dont speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, dont worry: the health board will support you with training.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Educated to master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
* PRINCE II, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), or Agile Practitioner or practitioner level qualification in another recognised programme management methodology
* Evidence of professional development in relation to Value and/or Transformation
* Extensive specialist knowledge of value-based healthcare approaches
* Skilled in using a suite of electronic tools to support Transformation and Programme Management including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
* Extensive knowledge of the strategic and policy context for Transformation and Value
Experience
* Senior Manager experience in healthcare designing and delivering Transformation programmes to achieve major corporate objectives
* Senior Manager experience in initiating and embedding value-based approaches
* Track-record of achievement within a complex organisation, preferably within an NHS environment, including management of programmes within quality, time and financial parameters
* Extensive experience of partnership working and stakeholder management
* Substantial knowledge and experience in whole system service redesign, service improvement and complex programme management
* Evidence of creating and sustaining positive relationships with staff and stakeholders
* Proven work record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
Skills and Attributes
* Work effectively with and gain the confidence of clinicians, managers, other staff, partner agencies and the public
* Excellent communication skills with a strong track record of communicating effectively to engage and influence change including communicating contentious information to large groups including people using services, members of the public, clinicians, partner agencies and community representatives
* Excellent presentation and report writing skills including Board level reports and other information for the public
* Write effective and compliant technical documentation including project initiation documents, business cases, strategic plans, specifications, programme plans, dashboards, risk register and highlight reports
* Clear leadership skills, influencing, negotiating, listening, consensus development and team building skills
* Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to develop, read, interpret, present and disseminate complex clinical and numerical information to others
* Perform and deliver under pressure
* Act independently and on own initiative
* Deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
* Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
Other
* Tenacity and drive to achieve required objectives to improve outcomes for the population of Powys and people using services
* Ability to undertake regular travel to other locations within the organisation and beyond
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.
Assistant Director of Transformation & Value
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