Divisional Director - Family & TherapiesinWest MidlandsinWest MidlandsPUBLISHED SUN 13 APR 2025
Opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health and wellbeing within the Family and Therapies Division.
Role involves visible leadership, allowing for direct influence on the working environment and service delivery.
Access to a multi-award winning NHS organisation that values trust and appreciation for its employees.
Comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and support for work-life balance.
Extensive training and professional development opportunities, ensuring career growth for the post-holder.
Engagement with a range of stakeholders, fostering collaboration and partnership working to achieve objectives.
Involvement in innovative service delivery and improvements, using Value-Based healthcare approaches to enhance patient outcomes.
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare in the West Midlands? Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is searching for a passionate and dynamic Divisional Director for our Family and Therapies Division. This fixed-term position offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of our community, while working in a supportive environment that values your expertise and leadership.
As our Divisional Director, you'll lead with purpose, inspiring a diverse team of professionals to deliver patient-focused and innovative services. Your strategic vision will guide the Division towards continuous improvement, while nurturing a culture of collaboration and staff wellbeing. With a commitment to enhancing patient experiences and outcomes, you'll work alongside senior leaders and stakeholders to implement change, drive advancements, and ensure our services meet the evolving needs of those we serve.
At Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, we pride ourselves on being a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that cares deeply about its people. We offer a fantastic benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and an extensive range of training and development opportunities, all designed to help you thrive in your career. If you're a dedicated leader looking to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our mission to deliver world-class healthcare and help shape a brighter future for our patients and communities.
As our Divisional Director, you'll lead with purpose, inspiring a diverse team of professionals to deliver patient-focused and innovative services. Your strategic vision will guide the Division towards continuous improvement, while nurturing a culture of collaboration and staff wellbeing. With a commitment to enhancing patient experiences and outcomes, you'll work alongside senior leaders and stakeholders to implement change, drive advancements, and ensure our services meet the evolving needs of those we serve.
At Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, we pride ourselves on being a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that cares deeply about its people. We offer a fantastic benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and an extensive range of training and development opportunities, all designed to help you thrive in your career. If you're a dedicated leader looking to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our mission to deliver world-class healthcare and help shape a brighter future for our patients and communities.
Opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health and wellbeing within the Family and Therapies Division.
Role involves visible leadership, allowing for direct influence on the working environment and service delivery.
Access to a multi-award winning NHS organisation that values trust and appreciation for its employees.
Comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and support for work-life balance.
Extensive training and professional development opportunities, ensuring career growth for the post-holder.
Engagement with a range of stakeholders, fostering collaboration and partnership working to achieve objectives.
Involvement in innovative service delivery and improvements, using Value-Based healthcare approaches to enhance patient outcomes.
Job Summary
This post is Fixed term/Secondment for 3 years to meet the needs of the service.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking an exceptional leader as the Divisional Director for Family and Therapies Division. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of our patients and citizens.
As the Divisional Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and leading the Family and Therapies Division. This is a key strategic role, and the post-holder will provide visible leadership to all staff and ensure the delivery of agreed objectives and plans, with the aim of securing patient focused, modern, effective and efficient services.
Accountable to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be required to lead the Division, working with the senior leadership team and Clinical Directors to ensure the effective delivery of services across the Division. The successful candidate will be committed to enhancing staff experience and wellbeing.
You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders and the Executive Committee and have a track record of delivering results through partnerships and strong engagement, ensuring that high quality patient outcomes and experience underpins everything we do.
Main duties of the job
About Us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Date posted
April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 9
Salary
£106,967 to £123,091 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
040-AC134-0425
Job locations
Royal Gwent Hospital
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP20 2UB
Job Description
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.
Job Description
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.
Person Specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is Fixed term/Secondment for 3 years to meet the needs of the service.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking an exceptional leader as the Divisional Director for Family and Therapies Division. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of our patients and citizens.
As the Divisional Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and leading the Family and Therapies Division. This is a key strategic role, and the post-holder will provide visible leadership to all staff and ensure the delivery of agreed objectives and plans, with the aim of securing patient focused, modern, effective and efficient services.
Accountable to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be required to lead the Division, working with the senior leadership team and Clinical Directors to ensure the effective delivery of services across the Division. The successful candidate will be committed to enhancing staff experience and wellbeing.
You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders and the Executive Committee and have a track record of delivering results through partnerships and strong engagement, ensuring that high quality patient outcomes and experience underpins everything we do.
Main duties of the job
- To communicate and promote the values objectives and strategy of the Health Board in the Division and to ensure that divisional activity is aligned to this.
- To work closely with the Divisional Management Team to lead the Division.
- To lead and support the Clinical Directors to deliver organisational objectives.
- To ensure the continuous development of all staff in the Division.
- Lead improvements and innovation in the delivery of services to ensure that services are continuously improved through a Value-Based healthcare approach.
- Lead the Division in the planning of future service developments, supporting a whole-system approach to ensure that the resources and facilities for the Division meet the needs of the service, implementing change programmes as appropriate.
- Work with Clinical Directors in developing appropriate changes in clinical practice within the Division in line with the Health Board's Strategy.
- Contribute and support clinical networks both internally and externally to the Health Board.
About Us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Date posted
April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 9
Salary
£106,967 to £123,091 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
040-AC134-0425
Job locations
Royal Gwent Hospital
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP20 2UB
Job Description
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.
Job Description
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.
Person Specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups and a proven ability to influence and change those groups.
- Proven ability of leading change through people.
Essential
- Political astuteness, understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level
- Experience of partnership working, evidence of playing a major role in an organisation change programme Formal project management training Presentation/media experience.
Essential
- Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population.
- Demonstrate evidence of sound financial management and accountability.
Essential
- Leadership skills which fit the organisational values and evidence of deployment of this skill set.
- Board level experience
Essential
- Higher qualification in general practice or CCT (for Medical and dental staff)
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Essential
- Doctorate level qualification or equi
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