Executive Success Profiles

Attendee at NHS Wales Aspiring Executive Talent Pool (2023-2025) Launch Event

The Success Profiles have been developed through wide engagement with leaders at all levels including:

The Chief Executive, NHS Wales & Director General Health and Social Care
Chairs and CEOs from NHS organisations and national bodies
Executive Directors from different professional disciplines

These different groups provided information about the current and future requirements of the Welsh Health and Social Care System at local and national levels. They also provided valuable insight into the challenges and reality faced by Executive Directors and the broad variety of qualities needed to operate effectively at this level.

A comprehensive review of key national strategies and white papers was also conducted to ensure alignment of the Profiles with the long-term ambitions and cultural aspirations of NHS Wales. This ensures the Success Profiles are underpinned by the values and principles that we need to define healthcare within Wales over the coming years.

Purpose of the Success Profiles

To provide a holistic and inclusive framework which describes the breadth of qualities, motivations and experiences needed from Chief Executives and Executive Directors in the NHS in Wales both now and in the future.

To underpin a One Wales approach for supporting and enabling aspiring and existing Chief Executives and Executive Directors throughout their career.

Using the Success Profiles

The Success Profiles can be used to support individuals at different points in their CEO/Executive Director career and are also intended to underpin a national approach to attracting, developing and appointing a diverse range of leaders into Chief Executive and Executive Director roles.

How can the Success Profile help individuals:

For those considering a Chief Executive or Executive Director post in the future – the Success Profiles can help to measure current capability and experience against that needed to operate at this level. The Profiles can also support in understanding how different aspects of temperament and preferences may help or hinder effectiveness as a CEO or Executive Director, and where individuals might choose to focus development.
For those operating at a Chief Executive or Executive Director level – the Success Profiles can help to review current effectiveness and support individuals to take a more targeted approach to growing capability. The Success Profiles can also provide insights into areas of potential strength that remain untapped together with risk factors that may need to be managed differently.

The Success Profiles are only available to Gwella Account Holders. Sign up to Gwella .

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