Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 4 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 100-MED-HD-028-A
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hafan Derwen
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Salary
- £118,352 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Director – Primary Care & Community Services
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and ambitious General Practitioner to join the team of senior medical leaders in the role of Clinical Director – Primary Care & Community Services for Carmarthenshire.
Supporting the Deputy Medical Director – Primary Care and Community Services, the successful post holder will carry out responsibilities associated with Primary Care & Community including clinical governance and the provision of services.
This a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious GP to take the next career step.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role will include :
- leading on clinical governance & overseeing the quality and safety of managed practices
- managing Primary Care investigations and concerns
- attending local and national meetings relating to Primary Care and the interface between primary and secondary care
- providing advice and support relating to Primary Care and Community matters
- working with key stakeholders including the Executive Team and Senior Clinicians, to develop and deliver Primary Care and Community Services
- dealing with contracting issues, to ensure that clinical services can be delivered effectively and efficiently
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:
Hywel Dda in three Counties:
https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY
Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree
- Full registration with the GMC
- On the Wales Medical Performers List
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- A developed understanding of the whole system approach to health and social care
Desirable criteria
- MSc, MD or other higher qualifications
- Management qualification
- Membership of the Faculty for Medical Leaders and Managers (FMLM)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven record of management at a senior level
- Track record of leadership in a complex area of healthcare
- Well versed in the current issues facing the NHS including strategies to tackle them
- Demonstrable experience of partnership working across health and social care
- Experience of leading change management and service redesign
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of previous experience in similar role requiring similar skills and knowledge and track record of achievement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Catherine Burrell
- Job title
- Deputy AMD – Primary Care and Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01267 239635
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