Vacancies at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board

Vacancies with Research, Innovation and Improvement Coordination (RI&IC) hub - Bright Spots Project Managers NHS Band 7/equivalent

Main area                               Project Manager  - Bright Spots (4 posts available)

Grade                                      Band 7 or equivalent

Contract                                  Fixed term: 7 months (Until 31st March 2022)

Hours                                      Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Site                                          Woodland House/TBA

Town                                       Cardiff

Salary                                      £38,890 - £44,503 per annum

Closing date                            5 August 2021

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (the UHB) is a Smoke Free Health Board. Smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.

 Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT UNTIL 31/03/22 DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION FROM YOUR HOST ORGANISATION/SERVICE AREA, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST. 

The Regional Partnership Board’s ambition is to improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens and to drive the integration of NHS, social care and third sector services for the benefit of local people. Research, innovation and improvement is a really important part of this as we find new ways of working. Our RIIC Hub supports the RPB to do this and we’d like you to join us to work on developing innovative solutions to some old problems.

We’re developing a ‘bright spots’ programme where we can shine a light on problems that need to be unpicked that will help us develop integrated services. We want you to help us find the issues that need to be addressed and to work with our practitioners and clinicians to test out new ideas and bring an innovative approach.

We’re looking for people from all kinds of practice or academic background. You’ll be inquisitive and curious and have the desire to improve services in your blood. Confidence in designing and developing projects at speed is also important as this is a short fixed-term contract role which support the work of the RI&IC. You’ll also be part of the Dragon’s Heart Institute which is the host for our RIIC hub.

The programme will bring together a number of individual projects and services lead by various partners including the two Local Authorities, the Health Board and Third Sector organisations.

For a short period of time, you’ll work on some big ideas and help to test them and turn them into reality. You’ll be organized and have project management skills but most importantly will be able to work with people across organisations, build relationships rapidly, inspire and be inspired and be open to new ways of thinking.

You’ll be passionate about improving the experience of health and social care and can inspire colleagues across our partnership to make change happen.

 If this sound like you and you want to take some time out of your current role to work on our bright spots programme, send us an expression of interest setting out your experience and skills and your thoughts on some of the areas of opportunity that you’d like to explore and develop.

 Please send expressions of interest to:

Elaine Lewis, Senior Service Improvement Manager

Elaine.lewis5@wales.nhs.uk