Vacancy -- Director of Clinical Advice and Quality Governance

'Pan Wales' means that the location in which the vacancy can be based is flexible, subject to the needs of the business. Please note it may not always be possible to accommodate a preference for a specific office location, but requests will be taken into consideration.

The purpose of this role is to provide Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) with senior professional, clinical and service expertise in order to ensure that HIW’s work is clinically assured, credible and reflects best practice.

The role is responsible for oversight and implementation of HIWs Quality Strategy and governance.

The post holder will be an active member of the HIW Executive team, and will be required to be the Executive lead for specific health boards and trusts to strengthen, support and be a point of escalation for existing HIW relationship management arrangements. 

The post holder will be required to participate in inspection and review activity when necessary, and/or to provide feedback and challenge to organisations following inspection and review.
 

To provide expert clinical, service, and professional advice and leadership within HIW.

To provide, as a member of the HIW Executive team, high quality clinical advice and support to the Chief Executive and Directors, and to contribute to the decision making of HIW Senior Leadership Team.

To direct and have strategic oversight of specific activities and functions within the delegated portfolio, including day-to-day leadership and management of the Review Service for Mental Health (RSMH)/Second Opinion Appointed Doctor (SOAD) service, and the clinical advice and quality governance function within HIW.

To draw on professional networks to assist HIW in accessing appropriate clinical and professional advice in areas where the post holder and other members of the HIW clinical team do not have the required experience and expertise.

To ensure provision of clinical advice to HIW staff in the maintenance and development of review methodologies to ensure they reflect current issues, national policy, and recognised clinical guidance and best practice standards.

To provide leadership and direction to ensure effective systems and processes are in place to deliver the HIW Quality Strategy.

To lead and develop the HIW Clinical Peer Reviewer pool, ensuring high standards of clinical input to the registration, inspection, review, and assurance aspects of HIW’s work.

To apply professional knowledge and service experience to inform training, development and support for HIW staff in order to develop their skills, expertise and service knowledge.

To develop and maintain effective inward and outward working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including other service and professional regulators and within government.

To use clinical and professional networks to assist dissemination of HIW inspection and review findings, to contribute to national improvement work and support system learning.

This post offers an opportunity for an experienced clinical professional to gain wider experience in the delivery of inspection and regulation.

The post also offers an opportunity to gain experience in the development of new methodologies for NHS and Independent sector inspection and contribute to service standards improvement across the whole of Wales.

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Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:

• UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

• Nationality rules – GOV.UK

Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.

The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. 

The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.

Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
•         PCS
•         Prospect
•         FDA

This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
•         pay
•         terms and conditions
•         policies and procedures
•         organisational change.

Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.

The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.

• Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
• For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.

All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system.  If you have an impairment which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to an impairment in order to submit your application.

To apply, you'll need to have an account on our online application system.  Click the 'Apply' button below, and you'll be asked to 'Log in' if you already have an account, or 'Register' if you don't yet have an account.  Registration takes just a few minutes to complete.  You'll need an e-mail address to be able to register.  Once you've registered for an account and logged in, you'll be taken to the online application form, which you'll need to fully complete and submit before the deadline on the closing date.  

If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.

For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).

When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)

Anyone who believes they have been treated unfairly, or has a grievance or complaint, about how the process was conducted should either write to the Head of Resourcing, Welsh Government, Cathays Park 2, Cardiff CF10 3NQ or email SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales.  If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaint raised with the Welsh Government and feel that the principles of appointment on merit through fair and open competition have not been met you have the right to pursue your grievance with the Civil Service Commission.