Head of Blood Donation Services

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for saving lives? Do you have the vision and expertise to lead and inspire teams that are dedicated to ensuring a steady and reliable blood supply across the whole of Wales? If so, we want to hear from you! An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at the Welsh Blood Service (WBS), within Velindre University NHS Trust. This role heads up the blood donation services, supporting the Director of WBS in providing strategic and operational leadership, financial and clinical management and ensuring effective oversight of key supply chain functions. As a trusted healthcare provider, we work tirelessly to maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and donor experience. Our dedicated teams play a pivotal role in ensuring that hospitals throughout Wales always have the blood supplies they need. You will lead the Blood Donation Services change programmes, under the WBS Futures initiative, that supports the WBS 5-year strategy and will be accountable for : Whole Blood and platelet apheresis collection teams Donor Engagement and Recruitment, 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., 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; English and / or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.,

• Educated to Masters Degree level, or equivalent level of work experience, knowledge and skills.
• Evidence of a recognised management / leadership qualification or equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of participation in continual professional development.
• Business or NHS general management / UK Healthcare environment.
• Overall knowledge of the Blood Service's role.
Experience Essential
• Extensive operational / staff management at a senior level.
• Significant budget management experience at a senior level.
• Experience of working within a regulated healthcare or public sector arena.
• Significant experience of change management.
• Significant experience of working in social partnership with trade unions, Ability to demonstrate first-class leadership skills at a senior level.
• Ability to understand, empathise and respond effectively to staff issues and with trade union involvement.
• Excellent communicator both written and oral.
• Computer literate and excellent keyboard skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to think logically and clearly analyse and solve problems.
• Ability to perform appraisals, identify development needs and support personal development of others at a senior level.
• Highly motivated.
• Commitment to public sector values
• Committed to continuing professional development.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff.
• Ability to deliver to specified deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly to accommodate user and imposed demands of the service
• Ability to vision and implement transformational changes in a service delivery or healthcare setting.
• Strong sense of personal commitment and integrity to the WBS.
Other Desirable
• Healthcare professional Qualification
• Knowledge of service improvement / change management methodologies
• Experience of working within a Blood Service setting.
• Experience of managing a large department within ISO 9001 and / or GMP requirements.
• Experience of project leading at a senior level.
• Experience of leading / managing -disciplinary teams.
• Experience of working in a unionised staff setting.
• Strategic / business management.
• Experience of Regulatory Compliance issues applicable to a Blood Establishment.
• Working knowledge of the UK Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK (Red Book)
• Logistics in a small to medium size organisation.
• Experience of supply chain management
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
  
  Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in ourcutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service , as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together.
We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors. If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.