Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
Working as part of the Health Protection Service, HPS, the post holder will work, either at their designated work base or as part of an agile, patient-facing, outreach team at any location within north Wales.
Responsible for the leadership and management of the Health Protection Service.
A prime focus of the role is:
- Strengthen communicable disease preparedness and resilience across the health board
- Support the delivery of key vaccination programmes
- Engage in disease elimination initiatives and tackle health inequalities
- Deliver proactive health protection work in closed settings e.g. strengthening IPC practice in Care Homes
- Respond to communicable disease enquiries/incidents and novel health protection threats
The post holder is required to provide leadership, service development and management within the Health Protection Service.
The post holder will ensure key functions of the team leader’s role are undertaken through effective leadership, the setting, monitoring and maintenance of professional standards, collaborative working and providing a consistently high standard of care and service delivery by ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will support the Health Protection Senior Management Team in the operational management of the Health Protection Service across North Wales. The post holder will be responsible for providing and improving these services to assure the BCUHB that patients, carers and staff requirements are met and to ensure services are achieving targets set nationally and by the BCUHB. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of all staff within the team on a day to day basis in the professional leadership, development and management of nursing within the Health Protection Service to facilitate the delivery of excellent practice and standards of service. To support the Health Protection Senior Management Team in the development of the service to meet the evolving demand for services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications and / or Knowledge
- 1st Level Nurse NMC Registration.
- Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
- Demonstrates a broad understanding of the key determinants of health and healthcare.
- Up to date knowledge of the current health agenda and NHS policy
- Demonstrates a knowledge of governance matters
- Teaching / Assessing Qualification
- Independent prescriber or working towards
- Track record of significant continuous professional development and management development
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- Masters qualification or working towards this level of qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Leadership training relevant clinical experience
- Relevant experience of Health Protection
- Producing & developing policies & practice guidelines.
- Management and Mitigation of risk.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of implementing and monitoring quality standards
- Experience of site co- ordination
- Evidence of changing practice
- Training & experience in developing databases & excel spreadsheets
Aptitude And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of Audiences.
- Comfortable with presenting sensitive and contentious information
- Ability to analyse and solve complex problems.
- Able to analyse complex data, diagnose problems, identify solutions and undertake benefits analysis.
- Able to use applications in Word, EXCEL and PowerPoint.
- Robust negotiation, influencing and decision making skills.
- Evidence of people management and leadership skills.
- Evidence of project management skills.
- IT skills to support general and self-management
- Up to date nursing knowledge Research based practice
- Communication and interpersonal skills Team building Organisation skills
- Team building organisation skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh.
Values
Essential Criteria
- Assertiveness
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Ability to inspire good working relationships among the multidisciplinary team
- Capable of acting as a role model for ward staff
Other
Essential criteria
- Committed to a culture of continuous improvement and development – underpinned open communications & team working
- Resilience and drive.
- Personal and Professional integrity and confidence.
- Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner Able to travel across sites and Wales I UK as required.
- A strategic focus
- A completer / finisher
- Personal & professional integrity & confidence
- Substantial personal & professional confidence & credibility.
- Resourceful
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