Care Group Medical Director - Primary Care & Community inAbercynon inAbercynon PUBLISHED
TUE 14 JAN 2025
Opportunity to remain clinically active while taking on a leadership role.
Ability to influence and drive modernisation of Primary Care and Community services.
Collaboration with a diverse range of professionals, including operational and nursing leads.
Joint responsibility for Governance and Patient Safety, fostering a commitment to high-quality care.
A role that allows for strategic leadership and addressing health needs across the wider population.
Exposure to a variety of services and specialties, enhancing professional development and experience.
The role of Care Group Medical Director - Primary Care & Community at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board involves a clinically active clinician, either a Public Health Consultant or GP, who will serve a three-year fixed term. The director will collaborate closely with Operational and Nursing leads to oversee the medical functions of the Care Group, ensuring governance and patient safety. This position is integral to the leadership team focused on modernizing primary care and community services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg, promoting collaboration across different specialties and sites to meet clinical needs.
Responsibilities include providing strategic leadership, contributing to high-quality patient care, managing clinical departments, and supporting staff development. Essential qualifications include current GMC registration, managerial experience, and a background in clinical governance. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex healthcare environments while being committed to the health and well-being of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Responsibilities include providing strategic leadership, contributing to high-quality patient care, managing clinical departments, and supporting staff development. Essential qualifications include current GMC registration, managerial experience, and a background in clinical governance. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex healthcare environments while being committed to the health and well-being of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Job Summary
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an essential member of the leadership team for Primary Care and Communities Care Group alongside the Service Director and Nursing Director. Together they oversee the management of a diverse range of services, influencing and driving forward modernisation of Primary Care and Community services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
Responsible for the provision of strategic leadership across CTM to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care.
The approach that the Care Group Medical Director will need to work with and implement is one specialty across the population the Care Group covers, Mental Health or across the three acute sites. Supporting specialties to work more closely together across sites and communities, including promoting cross-site working. Ensuring that in each specialty there is equity of conditions and resources across the Health Board to meet clinical need.
Please see attached job description for a detailed explanation of key accountabilities and responsibilities.
About Us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We Live By Our Core Values
Date posted
January 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£106,000 to £154,760 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
110-MD254-
Job locations
Health Board Wide
Health Board Wide
CF45 4SN
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of the Medical Director team for professional support, development and team working with Deputy and Assistant Medical Directors. Professionally responsible in the role to the Deputy Medical Director and operationally responsible to the Care Group Service Director. The post holder has responsibility for collaborating with colleagues across all Care Groups and Corporate Functions to provide high quality wellbeing and care services, taking account of the needs of the whole Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of the Medical Director team for professional support, development and team working with Deputy and Assistant Medical Directors. Professionally responsible in the role to the Deputy Medical Director and operationally responsible to the Care Group Service Director. The post holder has responsibility for collaborating with colleagues across all Care Groups and Corporate Functions to provide high quality wellbeing and care services, taking account of the needs of the whole Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- Role for clinician who remains clinically active. Medical including Public Health Consultant or GP three year tenure
- Work closely as a team with Operational and Nursing leads
- Oversee medical aspects of group activity
- Joint responsibility with Nursing leads for Governance and Patient Safety
- Responsibility for clinical departments and teams within Care Group
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an essential member of the leadership team for Primary Care and Communities Care Group alongside the Service Director and Nursing Director. Together they oversee the management of a diverse range of services, influencing and driving forward modernisation of Primary Care and Community services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
Responsible for the provision of strategic leadership across CTM to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care.
The approach that the Care Group Medical Director will need to work with and implement is one specialty across the population the Care Group covers, Mental Health or across the three acute sites. Supporting specialties to work more closely together across sites and communities, including promoting cross-site working. Ensuring that in each specialty there is equity of conditions and resources across the Health Board to meet clinical need.
Please see attached job description for a detailed explanation of key accountabilities and responsibilities.
About Us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We Live By Our Core Values
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
Date posted
January 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£106,000 to £154,760 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
110-MD254-
Job locations
Health Board Wide
Health Board Wide
CF45 4SN
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of the Medical Director team for professional support, development and team working with Deputy and Assistant Medical Directors. Professionally responsible in the role to the Deputy Medical Director and operationally responsible to the Care Group Service Director. The post holder has responsibility for collaborating with colleagues across all Care Groups and Corporate Functions to provide high quality wellbeing and care services, taking account of the needs of the whole Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of the Medical Director team for professional support, development and team working with Deputy and Assistant Medical Directors. Professionally responsible in the role to the Deputy Medical Director and operationally responsible to the Care Group Service Director. The post holder has responsibility for collaborating with colleagues across all Care Groups and Corporate Functions to provide high quality wellbeing and care services, taking account of the needs of the whole Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- Current GMC/GDC registration
- Higher qualification in General Practice or CCT Evidence of continuing professional development Evidence of continued managerial professional development including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes
- Extensive in depth knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the NHS and NHS patient agenda
- Knowledge of management and leadership best practice
- Experience of leading teams, supporting and developing staff members, and actively managing poor performance in accordance with the values of the UHB
- Experience of managing staff and non-pay budgets
- Experience of providing services to a high quality with restricted resources
- Experience of clinical governance
- Experience of implementing change management projects to develop or improve services
- Working successfully in complex environments
- Ability to lead the strategic development of a business or Service Group
- Proven conceptual and analytical skills
- Able to use power and influence to develop and improve services
- Able to make and take decisions, following complex analysis of options and implications
- Strong communication skills (written, oral, presentational and interpersonal)
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior members of the UHB
- Ability to effectively lead a high-performing team. Ability to provide strategic direction and leadership in accordance with values
- Able to multi-task and continue to function to a high standard when under pressure
- Able to communicate well and liaise with people at all levels within and outside the UHB
- Ability to speak Welsh
- IT literate (proficient in MS Office e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) with standard keyboard skills.
- Ability to travel in a timely manner throughout the geographical area of Cwm Taf Morgannwg and across Wales
- Able to work hours flexibly
- Current GMC/GDC registration
- Higher qualification in General Practice or CCT Evidence of continuing professional development Evidence of continued managerial professional development including regular attendance on internal and external
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