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People and Culture Directorate Business Manager

People and Culture Directorate Business Manager

Welsh Ambulance Service NHS TrustSt Asaph, Wales, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Salary
£54,550.00–£61,412.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

People and Culture Directorate Business Manager

Band 8a

Main area : Administrative Grade Band 8a

Contract : Permanent

Hours : 37.5 hours per week

Job ref : 020-AC001-0125-A

Site : Swansea / Cwmbran / St Asaph

Salary : £54,550 - £61,412 per annum pro rata

Salary period : Yearly

Closing : Today at 23 : 59

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and shortlisted for interview, you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job overview

This is a Business Manager role that sits within the People and Culture team, meaning people need to be at the heart of everything you do. The role involves processes and oversight, making connections, anticipating needs, and ensuring the right things happen at the right time. You’ll need to be proactive, always thinking ten steps ahead and able to bring structure and a strategic approach to complex work. Attention to detail is key, as is your ability to engage with people at all levels, build relationships and influence outcomes.

In this role, you will be a key conduit between both arms of the directorate and between the two directors. We need someone who can ensure alignment across teams and drive collaborative working towards common goals. You’ll need to anticipate challenges, proactively prepare, and ensure that actions are moving forward. Holding colleagues to account and ensuring timely delivery is essential, as is creating an environment where individuals are supported to contribute to our broader People and Culture ambitions.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder leads the coordination of the business of the People and Culture Directorate, working with the Heads of Service for the following functions :

  • Education and Development
  • Culture, Inclusion and Wellbeing
  • Occupational Health
  • Change and People Insights
  • Organisational Development
  • Workforce Transformation and Planning
  • People Services

The post holder is the central Business Manager in the People and Culture Directorate responsible for leading the coordination and monitoring of the business planning, performance review, and measurement to inform actions for improvement across the People and Culture Directorate.

Working for our organisation

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high-quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities, and disability groups.

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 Knowledge

  • Qualification to Masters level in a professionally related subject, or equivalent level of practical experience.
  • Evidence of management development through Continuous Professional Development, and / or formal management courses.
  • PRINCE2

    • Experience

  • Significant NHS Management experience operating at a senior level.
  • Ability to articulate complex, sensitive or contentious information to patients and carers, the Directorate, Executive level staff, and external agencies, such as Health Boards and the Inspectorate.
  • Ability to motivate and organise staff teams.
  • Liaise with staff across all directorates within the Trust and beyond to assist delivery of Trust IMTP.
  • Fully competent in the full range of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience of budgetary responsibility, including monitoring and controlling budgets for the department.
  • Experience of line managing staff with complex needs.

    • Skills

  • Excellent communication and ability to work effectively and cooperatively.
  • Excellent leadership, influencing skills, and demonstrate professional credibility.
  • Capacity to think strategically and take a whole systems approach.
  • Ability to analyse and solve complex problems, including option appraisals.
  • Able to learn from experience and adapt to changes and new challenges.
  • Embraces the Trust behaviours and demonstrates these in practice at all times.
  • Ability to speak Welsh.
  • Change management and OD skills and techniques.

    • The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently underrepresented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups.

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