Job Description

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Reference number

402310
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Salary

58,918 - 70,450
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7###

Contract type

Permanent

Loan

Secondment###

Length of employment

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Type of role

Digital###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Wales

About the job

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Job summary

NHS Wales provides publicly funded healthcare to some 3 million people who live in the country. NHS Wales provides services ranging from smoking cessation, antenatal screening, and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care. Further significant digital transformation is planned across NHS Wales in patient-facing services, including the move to an open architecture approach and modernisation of infrastructure to ensure systems continue to be safe and secure.###

Job description

The postholder will provide a clear leadership role within the Digital Division, providing advice and support on the strategic alignment of digital and technology projects in health and care in Wales, which contribute towards the delivery of A Healthier Wales and the Welsh Government's Digital Strategy for Wales.


Working to the Deputy Director of Digital, the postholder will be responsible for a number of policy areas, including cyber security and resilience in health and care, providing strategic direction to the NHS in Wales by leading on the implementation of the Network and


Information Systems Regulations. Welsh Ministers are the Competent Authority for health settings in Wales, with the operational aspect delivered by the Cyber Resilience Unit within Digital Health and Care Wales. The post holder will need to engage and build relationships with a range of stakeholders including the National Cyber Security Centre, other Devolved Governments, UK Cabinet Office and NHS England in order to support the delivery of better cyber resilience.


The postholder will also have responsibility for a number of digital programmes; acting as Welsh Government's main point of contact for those programmes and offering support and challenge to facilitate delivery and advising Ministers on strategic alignment and policy implications, whilst also ensuring that funds and deliverables are being managed appropriately using available levers

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Person specification

Strategy Oversight

As Head of Digital and Data Policy, you will be responsible for:

Implementation of the Digital and Data strategy for health and social care in Wales, working with stakeholders from across health and care settings to ensure it aligns with both A Healthier Wales providing advice and assurance to the wider directorate on digital and data strategy within a health and care context; Provide advice and assurance on digital and data strategy, including the strategic alignment of proposed programmes and projects working in partnership with stakeholders; Support the Digital Investment Panel with advice and assurance of strategic fit of programmes and projects funded by the Digital Priorities Investment fund; Ensure that digital and data strategies are aligned.

Data Policy Delivery

As Head of Digital and Data Policy, you will be responsible for:

Provide policy direction on the effective and appropriate sharing and use of health and care data, collaborating with and providing expert advice to Welsh Government policy areas on proposed uses of health and care data; Lead on working in partnership with key stakeholders and delivery partners to develop a robust strategic approach to data sharing across NHS Wales, taking into account compliance to data protection legislation, confidentiality, information governance requirements and ministerial priorities; Engage with key stakeholders across all devolved governments to maintain knowledge of similar data sharing initiatives and information governance challenges, identifying collaboration opportunities for Wales that inspire trust and confidence in the use of Welsh data from the public and professionals.

National Data Resource

As Head of Data Programmes, you will be the Welsh Government lead for the National Data Resource programme, in this role you will:

Establish close working relationship with its SRO and programme team, to ensure delivery against intended outcomes and projected benefits; Ensure the programme is focused on harnessing the opportunities for using big data to help manage health and care and exploring opportunities for wider use; Ensure effective link up with other programmes, data standards, emerging data policies and wider parts of Welsh Government; Through programme and wider governance, ensure the programme delivers value for money, and there is appropriate scrutiny on proposed contracts.

Standards

Provide policy direction on the development of digital standards to internal and external stakeholders; Develop and improve engagement with internal and external partners to deliver these standards, including technical standards, an open architecture approach and secure and sustainable infrastructure.

Cyber Security:

Provide policy direction on cyber security and cyber resilience to internal and external stakeholders; Engage internal and external partners to deliver the Network and Information Systems Regulations for health in Wales and increase the cyber resilience of services across health and care settings.;

This post therefore requires effective engagement with senior internal and external stakeholders, strong leadership and project management skills.


Experience of dealing with government business and updates for senior leaders/Ministers, knowledge of digital development plus data management, and experience of working with the NHS in Wales would be beneficial but not essential.


A strong interest in digital technologies is important to enable the postholder to ensure their knowledge is kept up to date.

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Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

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Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.


The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:

2 stage process

Stage 1 Application Form


Stage 2 Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Digital and Data Policy Email : HSS.OfficeoftheChiefDigitalOfficer@gov.wales
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Recruitment team

* Email : SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales