Primary Care Development Manager

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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. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

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.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 18 MONTHS 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.

We're looking for a Primary Care Development Manager to join our team.

This is a is a newly established role within the Primary and Community Care Academy, working across north Wales to provide support for and lead on specific areas of work, including Primary Care Recruitment, Service Model Design and Development and contribute to the delivery of other work streams and projects focusing on the sustainability of Primary and Community Services.

You will be leading on the development and implementation of a range of projects in relation to the delivery of the priorities of the Strategic Programme for Primary Care. Working collaboratively with the Integrated Health Community leads for Primary Care and community care, across all four-contractor services.

If you have experience in project management and have a passion for the future of primary care then this role could be for you!

Main duties of the job

• Lead on the implementation of the Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) projects.
• Lead on the development and delivery of the Action Plan to implement the SPPC projects.
• Manage specific service development project / work streams taking appropriate action e.g. manage issues, risks and deviations to plan to ensure that projects / work streams are delivered to schedule.
• Research 'new' models of care and 'Best Practice' sites, promoting and supporting clinical teams and support services around whole system thinking and service improvement change.
• Work with Operational and Clinical leads on projects to deliver their service improvement plans as appropriate.
• To support the on-going knowledge and development of the primary care team by developing identifying training and development opportunities.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level / equivalent level of work experience and knowledge plus further knowledge to post graduate diploma level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge
• Project management experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Primary Care Experience
• Participation in change management projects and process re-engineering
• Experience of budget control, contract negotiation, procurement and financial procedures
• Experience of managing social media presence and development of online tools e.g. websites

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing successful change across professional boundaries
• Proven ability to successfully manage projects
• Experience of working within a project structure, and managing change
• Experience of contract negotiation, procurement and financial procedures

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to work on own initiative and organise / prioritise own & team workload
• Proven ability to influence, persuade and negotiate with staff at all levels
• Conflict resolution skills

Desirable criteria

• Spoken or written Welsh language

Other

Essential criteria

• Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
• Flexible in approach to try new procedures and practices

Values

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet all aspects of the work
• Leadership qualities and able to motivate others
• Time Management skills.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• Bilingual Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 752.3KB)
• Occupational Health Functional Requirements Form (DOCX, 100.2KB)
• Values and Proud to Lead (PDF, 335.6KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NHS North Wales - The Right Choice (PDF, 3.6MB)
• Welsh Language Matrix (PDF, 134.3KB)
• Betsi Cadwaladr Relocation (PDF, 6.8MB)
• Guidance notes for Applicants v1.2 April 2024-bilingual (PDF, 267.0KB)