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Job summary

Main area
Medical and Dental
Grade
Medical and Dental
Contract
3 years (Fixed Term until 31 March 2028 due to funding)
Hours
Part time - 4 sessions per week
Job ref
070-MD005-0625
Employer
Powys Teaching Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cardiff /All Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£71,061 - £107,229 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

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GP Clinical Lead

Medical and Dental

Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.

 

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 3 YEARS TO 31 March 2028 DUE TO FUNDING.

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to be appointed as a GP Clinical Lead (0.4 WTE).

 

The role will provide clinical leadership for Health and Care Research Wales’ primary and community research delivery programme.  

 

The post holder will require excellent communication skills, have a positive and flexible approach to the needs of the Service, be motivated, ready for the next challenge and enjoy working as part of a very busy team.

The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

These will include:

a specific responsibility as the national Specialty Lead for primary and community care for Health and Care Research Wales 

responsibility for supporting the development of new models of research delivery and care pathways which bring research services closer to home, increase focus on prevention and wellbeing and integration of public sector services.  

Working for our organisation

This is a Health and Care Research Wales post, hosted by Powys Teaching Health Board. 

Health and Care Research Wales is a networked organisation, supported by Welsh Government, which brings together a wide range of partners across the NHS in Wales, local authorities, universities, research institutions, third sector and others.

Health and Care Research Wales works in support of Welsh Government’s overarching goal which is to ensure that today’s research makes a difference to tomorrow’s care. 

Its mission is to promote, support and provide collective oversight of health and social care research in Wales.

Ensuring it is of the highest international scientific quality, is relevant to the needs and challenges of health and social care in Wales and makes a difference to policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of patients, people, and communities in Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. 

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Medical professional.
  • Registration with GMC.
  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • Post graduate medical qualifications.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be or have been practising GP or worked at Medical Consultant level.
  • Significant Organisational change experience/managing difficult and complex change.
  • A track record of achievement in effective performance management, introducing robust systems and processes and Facilitation of groups.
  • Undertaking sensitive negotiations.
  • Successful initiation and Facilitation of strategic partnership working and alliances.
  • A good understanding of the health and social care management environment in Wales and of roles and responsibilities within it
  • A good understanding of national targets.
  • A good understanding of performance management methodology.
  • Developing an organisational culture in decision making and leading continuous change improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies.
  • The Safety and standards agenda.
  • An understanding of the principles of Public Health Medicine that are of relevant to and underpin the work of the NHS Wales.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Innovative, with strong service focussed approach, exceptional negotiating and influencing skills.
  • Ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience.
  • Ability to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable leadership and ambassadorial skills with an ability to demonstrate a flexible leadership style.
  • Commitment and passion for citizen focused service with the ability to embed such an ethos at all levels of the organisation.
  • Ability to contribute to policy development.
  • Decisive leader, capable and committed to translating policy and analysis into practical actions.
  • Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands.
  • High degree of analytic skills.
  • High degree of report writing skills.
  • Team player with experience of managing teams.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly.
  • Ability to deal with the media.
  • Ability to travel across Wales.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Williams
Job title
Director of Support and Delivery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02920 230457
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