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Job summary

Main area
Project Management
Grade
Band 7
Contract
15 months (Fixed term /secondment until 31/03/2026)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
100-AC235-1124
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ty Gorwel
Town
Carmarthen
Salary
£46,840 - £53,602 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/12/2024 23:59
Interview date
10/12/2024

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Project Manager -Urgent Emergency Care Programme

Band 7

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


 

Job overview

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 31/03/2026. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic & delivery focussed project manager to help us set up and deliver Hywel Dda’s Six Goals Programme. This is a innovative and exciting programme of improvement projects spanning across Urgent and Emergency, Secondary, Primary and Social Care .  The Six Goals Programme is leading Wales in the development of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) pathways which will transform the system flows and pathways in which Health and Social Care operate. The programme will develop and implement initiatives and projects across Hywel Dda in line with Welsh Government’s six policy goals for UEC: Coordination, planning & support for high-risk groups, Signposting to the right place first time, Access to clinically safe alternatives to admission to hospital, Rapid response in a physical or mental health crisis, Optimal hospital care following admission, and Homefirst approach & reduce the risk of readmission.   

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

As a Project Manager within the team you will:

Lead on a range of strategic service improvement projects, service developments and  capital projects  as part of the delivery of the Health Board’s Six Goals Programme. The projects will encompass service delivery improvements, partnership initiatives, commissioning projects, including qualitative and quantitative improvements and environmental (estate) improvements. Contribute to the development of the Health Board's Annual Plan/Integrated Medium Term Plan. 

Work with Urgent Emergency Care (UEC) leads, clinicians and staff across the Health Board and wider organisations, and will promote innovation and best practice in bringing about service change in support of national priorities and drivers and responsive to local health need.

Provide support and advice to managers and clinicians in the Health Board on project delivery of the modernisation agenda to bring about a modernised, patient focused service.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire,  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a project manager within the team you will be supporting the translation of vision and strategy to front line delivery, and capturing the meaningful difference to Health and Wellbeing outcomes for our population this will make. As such, we are looking for someone who can balance clear project processes and reporting with the development of positive working relationships across the system. You will demonstrate a track record of professional delivery, manage complex change projects and be able to evidence the impact of change delivered.  

The Team:

You will be working in a small team consisting of Project Managers, Project Support Managers and a Programme Manager. The team is in the unique position of working directly with the Operations Directorate, but also within the Transformation Programme Office. As such, it offers a great opportunity to build profiles, knowledge and experience in both Operational and Strategic Planning settings.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 10/12/2024

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of NHS working experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of programme and project management and capital planning and management issues
  • Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 / MSP / Agile
  • Knowledge of the NHS Business Case process.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing service change projects and coordinating and leading activities to achieve the project objectives.
  • Experience of planning and prioritisation own work and deliver to time and objectives.
  • Experience of report writing, programme planning, business case processes and communicating on multi agency workstreams.
Desirable criteria
  • Extensive experience in capital and / or service projects

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel within and outside the Health Board in a timely manner
  • Flexible approach to the needs of the service.

Language skills

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh speaker ( Level 1 )

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCarer Confident -Accomplished - WelshStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Thomas Alexander
Job title
Principle Programme Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07800507373
Additional information

Thomas Alexander

Principle Project Manager, TPO

[email protected]

Application telephone 07800 507373

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