Job overview

This post is a Secondment until 31st March 2026 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

This is an opportunity to join the Strategy Team at BCUHB on a secondment to the 31st March 2026.  The post-holder will be a member of the senior management team for the Transformation and Strategic Planning Directorate, providing leadership for the Health Board’s Strategy Team. 

The post holder will lead several discrete strategic planning functions and direct BCU-wide organisational and multi-professional teams, including:

• Development of the Health Board strategy and associated strategic plans.
• Strategic planning with partners.
• Providing the strategic planning support required to successfully deliver large-scale transformational change.  

The post holder will lead the strategic planning of services that support the development of an integrated and comprehensive system of care, working with partners to improve the effectiveness of end-to-end pathways covering health promotion and the prevention of ill health, primary, community, secondary and tertiary services.

The post holder will provide a source of professional expertise relating to the statutory requirements related to NHS planning, and to the expectations of planning colleagues in Welsh Government and NHS Wales Executive.

Main duties of the job

Working to the Executive Director of Transformation and Strategic Planning, the post-holder will hold delegated responsibility for a range of corporate and strategic planning strategies. The role includes ensuring strategies and plans are shaped by effective and inclusive engagement and co-production, engaging with internal and external stakeholders. The post-holder will deputise for the Executive Director at Health Board level and national forums in relation to strategic planning. 

Skills and experience in planning, whether as part of a broader role or a designated planning role, are essential, together with the ability to respond to the changing environment and the resilience to facilitate the continued development of strategic planning.

There is opportunity for hybrid working, to be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant.  All employees of the Health Board are required to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviour Statements as an integral part of the post-holder’s working life, and to embed the principles into the culture of the organisation. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.