Job overview

Our Health Board’s vision is to create a healthier north Wales, with opportunities for everyone to realise their full potential. We are seeking to strengthen our senior management team with an experienced and inspiring leader in the role of Divisional Director (MHLD) for an initial secondment period of 6 months.

Reporting to the Executive Director of AHP’s and Health Science, and being a senior leader in the University Health Board’s senior management team, the Director of MHLD is responsible for serving the population by being unambiguously accountable for all aspects of the MHLD Division’s delivery of quality, activity and financial performance through culture, strategy, people and resource management.

The post holder has responsibility for collaborating with colleagues in other Health Communities and Service Support Functions to provide high quality MHLD well-being and care services taking account of the needs of the whole North Wales population. They will be responsible for the provision of strategic leadership to ensure the safe, high quality and efficient management of all services within the responsibility and accountability of the MHLD Division.  In particular, the post holder will have accountability to ensure there is a positive patient and community centered culture that delivers good outcomes for the patients and population.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure all services are integrated and focused around MHLD services across North Wales. 
• Ensure decisions about local service design, implementation, operational management and strategy take account of the needs of the whole population.
• Deliver high quality and safe MHLD services for the community, within budget and in alignment with national / local targets and strategies.
• Improve community services by setting and maintaining a positive and open culture. One that enables listening and learning and collaboration with other public and third sector organisations;
• Provide visible leadership, direction and support to all staff within the MHLD Division fostering an open and inclusive style of management, encouraging team working and good working relationships. This also includes the positive management of services with independent contractors/ commissioned services.
• Continually improve the services provided to the community through proactive involvement of staff, patients and external partners.
• Keep services safe through strong and robust MHLD governance (quality, staff engagement, activity, clinical standards and financial) which links closely to Health Board wide governance.
• Proactive adoption and monitoring of all clinical and clinical professional standards and audit recommendations.
• System leadership at the most senior level both on leading and improving MHLD services within the Health Board, across North Wales and Wales with partners.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a comprehensive range of primary, community, mental health, and acute hospital services for a population of around 700,000 people across North Wales. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities through high-quality, compassionate care.

The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in north Wales and with the University of Bangor is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.