Job summary
Principal product manager - Registers
Data, Knowledge and Research Directorate - Public Health Wales.
Band: 8a x 1 post - Full time, Permanent
Close:08 Jan 2024 midnight
Interview: The interview will take place virtually.
Do you have a passion for delivering excellent digital services? Are you a leader who loves to work in the open alongside a multi-skilled team of professionals? An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Product Manager role in the Registers division at Public Health Wales.
We are looking for a skilled and experienced product manager to help us develop registers including the cancer register and adult rare disease register. If you'd like to discuss the role further, please contact Monika Swiatek, Principal Service Designer: monika.swiatek@wales.nhs.uk or Fliss Bennee, Head of Data: fliss.bennee@wales.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
As a principal product manager, you'll be leading and managing a range of products. You'll working with teams across the organisation and beyond to negotiate between users and service owners, creating a pipeline of improvement that is manageable and makes a positive difference to the people of Wales.
This is a new role in Public Health Wales, so you'll have the opportunity to help define how our services and products are built and, to co-create the role to reflect our ambitions in digital and data capability. You'll get to define and create the approach to take, utilising user research and an awareness of the strategical long-term vision to develop new ways of working and build effective solutions to problems using the findings of the research.
This role will be collaborating closely with register teams, the digital services division and technical specialists across data analysis and engineering teams.You will be instrumental in the establishment of Agile and user-centred approaches, as well as the development of Public Health Wales's digital delivery professions.
You'll co-ordinate and deliver products in line with the Digital and Data Strategy and the organisation's long-term strategy.
You will be instrumental in the continuous delivery of a strong portfolio of registers and contribute to associated frameworks and standards across the NHS in Wales.
About us
We are Public Health Wales - the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is 'working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a passionate advocate for user needs and Agile approaches, youll lead the way in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this throughout the lifecycle of a product. Your experience of working in Agile teams through Sprints and Epics lets you deliver brilliant services at pace, without stinting on good governance or user acceptance testing.
As a strategic thinker, you will be constantly horizon scanning, identifying new user needs for discovery. You have a strong background of understanding business need and technical requirements, moving easily between the worlds of customer side and service side. with the ability to scale up operations and manage contractors and suppliers.
You will enable successful multidisciplinary partnerships and embed new practices in the teams you support. Evaluating the outcomes and value of the product within the organisation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a passionate advocate for user needs and Agile approaches, youll lead the way in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this throughout the lifecycle of a product. Your experience of working in Agile teams through Sprints and Epics lets you deliver brilliant services at pace, without stinting on good governance or user acceptance testing.
As a strategic thinker, you will be constantly horizon scanning, identifying new user needs for discovery. You have a strong background of understanding business need and technical requirements, moving easily between the worlds of customer side and service side. with the ability to scale up operations and manage contractors and suppliers.
You will enable successful multidisciplinary partnerships and embed new practices in the teams you support. Evaluating the outcomes and value of the product within the organisation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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
Essential
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Project and/or Programme management qualification, Agile PM or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of management and managing successful products at a senior level.
- Effective partnership working in the public sector.
- Significant experience of successfully delivering new products in challenging environments.
- Experience of effective user engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS.
- Experience of delivering a product following Agile PM methods.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- People management skills.
- Track record of complex problem solving in a product management environment.
- Competent in the use of desktop applications.
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills in a range of desktop applications and project management tools e.g., Excel, Power BI, Miro.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel around Wales, and possibly further afield as required.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Project and/or Programme management qualification, Agile PM or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of management and managing successful products at a senior level.
- Effective partnership working in the public sector.
- Significant experience of successfully delivering new products in challenging environments.
- Experience of effective user engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS.
- Experience of delivering a product following Agile PM methods.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- People management skills.
- Track record of complex problem solving in a product management environment.
- Competent in the use of desktop applications.
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills in a range of desktop applications and project management tools e.g., Excel, Power BI, Miro.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel around Wales, and possibly further afield as required.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
