Job summary
- Main area
- Medical and Dental
- Grade
- Salaried GP
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed Term for 2 years due to funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 0.1 - 0.2 WTE regional posts available
- Job ref
- 070-MD010-1025
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Regional
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £79,123 - £119,394 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
GP Regional Lead
Salaried GP
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.
Job overview
This post is Fixed Term for 2 years due to funding.
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to be appointed as a GP Regional Lead (0.1 - 0.2 WTE).
The role will provide regional clinical leadership for the Primary Care and Community Research Delivery Centre, 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:
· helping to deliver plans to support and develop multi agency working aimed at supporting the expansion and enhancement of clinical research across Wales.
· be responsible for supporting the development and deployment 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.
· be responsible for supporting the development of the “One Wales Model.”
· providing medical investigator support to primary and secondary care trials
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.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must be or have been a practising GP
- Clinical Governance
- Medical Management
- Significant Organisational change experience/managing difficult and complex change
- A track record of achievement in effective performance management
- A track record of achievement in introducing robust systems and processes
- A track record of achievement in facilitation of groups.
- Undertaking sensitive negotiation
- 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
- Appropriate knowledge and experience in the field of research and development
- 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
- High level of Negotiating skills; Interpersonal skills; and Communication skills
- 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
- Additional demonstrable qualities that may be beneficial to the role, e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment
- Able to work flexibly.
- Ability to deal with the media.
- Ability to travel across Wales.
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 desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Foxwell
- Job title
- GP Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 230 457
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