Vacancy -- Chair

Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 384,000 throughout Carmarthenshire (183,936), Ceredigion (79,488) and Pembrokeshire (120,576).  It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.

The Chair will be accountable to the Minister for Health and Social Services for the performance of the Board and its effective governance, upholding the values of the NHS, and promoting the confidence of the public and partners throughout Wales. 

The Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board will:-

 

• Develop a Strategic Vision for the Board’s services of the future, identifying and realising the inherent potential and skills within the organisation to develop an innovative and world leading service;
  
  
• Provide strong, effective and visible leadership across the breadth of the Board’s responsibilities, internally through the Board and externally through his/her connections with a wide range of stakeholders and partners at community, local authority, Health Board and national levels;
   
• Ensure the Board delivers effectively together the strategic and operational aims of the Health Board through delivery of strategic aims, policy and governance;
   
• Be responsible for maintaining the highest quality of public health standards and practices, and improving quality and safety of healthcare; 
  
  
• Be accountable for the performance of the Board at community, local authority, Board and national levels through the agreement of a three year integrated medium term plan (IMTP) and an annual delivery plan and the annual evaluation of achievements against the plan in public by the Minister  for Health and Social Services;
  
  
• Hold the Chief Executive to account across the breadth of his/her responsibilities;
   
• Work effectively with partners, in particular with other Health Boards, Local Authorities, the Third Sector and Social Partners, and also with primary care contractors, to ensure the planning and delivery of safe, effective services;
   
• Provide the assurance and governance for the proper stewardship of public money and other resources for which the Board is accountable;
   
• Provide the assurance  for ensuring that the Board is governed effectively within the framework and standards set for the NHS in Wales;
   
• Undertake an external ambassador role, delivering in the public spotlight and instilling public confidence.

The Welsh Government acknowledges the importance of developing and growing bilingual capabilities in public appointments in Wales, and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.  The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the recruiting body of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

The Chair will demonstrate the following qualities:- 

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Ability to develop the strategic vision for the future;
• Ability to provide systems leadership and to work with Health Boards, Welsh Government, community groups, patients and other stakeholders to develop and drive forward that strategic vision;
• Ability to hold the executives to account for performance whilst maintaining a constructive relationship;
• A broad understanding of governance issues and how governance applies to the corporate, clinical and information management.

Desirable

• An understanding of health issues and priorities in Hywel Dda University Health Board area  and the ability to understand the role and work of the Board;
• Ability to provide a knowledgeable, impartial and balanced perspective on a range of sensitive and complex issues;

Personal Attributes and Skills

Essential

• Ability to lead and inspire staff, to look ahead and identify key issues for the Board;
• Drive and determination, with the ability to instil vision and develop defined strategies to pursue long and short-term goals;
• Ability to facilitate, understanding of complex issues while demonstrating respect for the views of others;
• Ability to ensure a board works together effectively through their active involvement in a robust and transparent decision making process;
• Ability to motivate and develop the board to define roles and responsibilities to ensure ownership and accountability;

 

Desirable

• Strong interpersonal skills with personal impact and credibility to be an effective advocate and ambassador with strong influencing and negotiating skills;
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to be clear and succinct, and to be able to engage with people at all levels;
• Sound judgement, sensitivity and political awareness;
• Capacity to be independent and resilient.

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For further information regarding the selection process, please contact:

 

The Corporate Shared Service Centre

Tel: 03000 255454

Email:

 

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion about the role of the Chair please contact:

 

Dr Andrew Goodall, NHS Wales Chief Executive.

Tel: 03000 251182 (Dr Goodall)

Email: Andrew.Goodall@gov.wales.

 

For further information about Hywel Dda University Health Board, you may wish to visit the Health Board’s web site: http://www.hywelddahb.wales.nhs.uk/

 

If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Corporate Shared Service Centre Helpdesk on 03000 255454 or publicappointments@gov.wales.

 

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments

To apply for this role, click on the ‘Apply’ button below. The first time you apply for a post, you will need to complete a registration form for the Welsh Government’s online application system.  You will only need to register once, and you will be able to keep yourself updated on the progress of your application, and any other applications you make, via your registered account.

Once you’ve registered, you’ll be able to access the application form.  To apply you will need to submit two supporting documents. The first, a document outlining how your knowledge, skills and experiences meet the criteria for the role as outlined in the information for candidates.  This document should be no more than 2 sides of A4.  Your application may be rejected if you exceed this limit.  The second document is a full, up to date CV.  The two documents should be uploaded to the ‘Reasons for applying’ section of the online application form.

In your application, you will also be asked to provide details of any activities which have helped you to develop skills that would be useful in a public appointment role, and list the organisations for which you undertook these activities.  We also need to know about any political activity that you’ve undertaken over the last 5 years. 

It is recommended that you register for an account and access the application form as soon as possible so that you see how the application form is structured, before starting to prepare your evidence.  You don’t have to complete the application form all in one go.  You can save your responses, and log in and out as required, until you’re ready to submit – just follow the guidance in the application form.

If you’d like to apply for this opportunity 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.

If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Unit on 03000 616095 or PublicAppointments@gov.wales.

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments