Job summary
As a senior programme manager working within Acute Child Health, the post holder will play a key role in transforming and project managing approved WHSSC and Health Board business cases as well as looking to lead innovation and transformation with the Children's Hospital for Wales.
Jointly with the clinical leads for each project, , the postholder will lead on roll out, further and local optimization, quantitative and qualitative evaluation using 'spread and scale' as well as value-based health care methodology.
Implementation of the key project objectives will see highly complex operational system changes moving over from the traditionally hospital-based clinic model, and developing organizational mechanisms for joint working across clinical boards, within tight time scales, budget and resources, and against a backdrop of competing demands.
As well as shaping change by designing and implementing new systems, the post holder will need to use their influencing skills to create a joint positive child and family focused cultural change across the Child Health interfaces, and resistance to new ways of working along the way.
The role has a high degree of autonomy and is expected to support and mentor clinical, operational and administrative colleagues, and transfer skills for service quality improvement and project management in order to grow and embed improvement capabilities and a system that sustains the new model beyond completion of roll-out.
Main duties of the job
Helping Clinicians to improve many related processes such as e-referral triage, Paediatric community health pathways, administration, IT and workforce sustainability will need to be aligned to enable and reinforce the core emphasis on close and efficient working relationships. Fundamental redesign of some of the released hospital-based capacity (foot print and staff) will also be required to develop and deliver a range of contemporaneous secondary care special interest clinics.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Job Description and Person Specification is attached in supporting documents or please click 'Apply Now' to view in TRAC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Job Description and Person Specification is attached in supporting documents or please click 'Apply Now' to view in TRAC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level in experience and further training
- Evidence of recent personal development
- Quality improvement qualification or equivalent level in experience and further training e.g IQT Silver level; Level 1 Improvement Science Practitioner (ISP) in Healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the management and successful, quantifiable delivery of service improvement programmes using QI methodology
- Significant experience of working at a senior level in a large, complex organisation
- Experience of working with clinical teams in service change
Desirable
- Recent experience of working at a management level within the NHS or related organisation
- Experience of delivering training on quality improvement methodologies
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide leadership, motivation and inspiration to facilitate collaborative working across the agenda
- Excellent analytical skills to develop, read, interpret and disseminate complex, sensitive or contentious data and information to others
Desirable
- Working knowledge of budgets and financial management, coupled with sound financial control skills
Special Kowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of Welsh Government delivery targets for Cancer Services, the function of the Cancer Network, the Cancer Site Specific Groups and the role of MDT's
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of current priorities within NHS Wales
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Wales and the political environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Tenacious, demonstrates high level of drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through
- Ability to work effectively in a high complex and continually changing environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level in experience and further training
- Evidence of recent personal development
- Quality improvement qualification or equivalent level in experience and further training e.g IQT Silver level; Level 1 Improvement Science Practitioner (ISP) in Healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the management and successful, quantifiable delivery of service improvement programmes using QI methodology
- Significant experience of working at a senior level in a large, complex organisation
- Experience of working with clinical teams in service change
Desirable
- Recent experience of working at a management level within the NHS or related organisation
- Experience of delivering training on quality improvement methodologies
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide leadership, motivation and inspiration to facilitate collaborative working across the agenda
- Excellent analytical skills to develop, read, interpret and disseminate complex, sensitive or contentious data and information to others
Desirable
- Working knowledge of budgets and financial management, coupled with sound financial control skills
Special Kowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of Welsh Government delivery targets for Cancer Services, the function of the Cancer Network, the Cancer Site Specific Groups and the role of MDT's
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of current priorities within NHS Wales
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Wales and the political environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Tenacious, demonstrates high level of drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through
- Ability to work effectively in a high complex and continually changing environment
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
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).
