Improvement Facilitator Optimise

Temple B'nai Abraham; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking health board as part of the Improvement Programme team. This role focuses on embedding a culture of Quality Improvement across various services, ensuring enhanced patient care and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with clinicians and managers to drive change, utilizing their coaching and project management skills. Join a dedicated team committed to improving health outcomes for the community while enjoying professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Physiotherapy.
• Evidence of quality improvement practice in professional roles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate improvement and redesign within service areas.
• Support the Optimise Lead in promoting continuous improvement.

Skills

Coaching Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Quality Improvement

Education

Nursing Degree

Occupational Therapy Degree

Physiotherapy Degree

Tools

Data Management Tools

Job description

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

About

On 1 April 2019 Cwm Taf University Health Board changed its name to Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as it took responsibility for providing healthcare services for the people in the Bridgend County Borough area. Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB now provides primary, community, hospital, and mental health services to the 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Ideally situated between Waless capital city, Cardiff, to the south, the coastal town of Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery of the Brecon Beacons to the north, we operate within a vibrant community, rich in history and heritage.

Services will continue to be delivered across a network of Community Clinics, Health Centres and Community Hospitals supported by three District General Hospitals, Princess of Wales hospital in Bridgend, Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, and Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant.

If you come to work in Cwm Taf Morgannwg you will be guaranteed a warm Welsh welcome, opportunities for professional development, and a clinical environment that is innovative and seeks to improve clinical outcomes.

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Key details

Location

SiteMulti-site Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardAddressRoyal Glamorgan HospitalTownYnysmaerdyPostcodeCF72 8XRMajor / Minor RegionMerthyr Tydfil

Contract type & working pattern

ContractSecondment: 11 months (Until 31st March 2026 due to external funding)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 7.5 hours per day. May be requirement to work some weekends.)

Salary

Salary£37,898 - £45,637 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaImprovement / 6 Goals

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Waless capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons. Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job Overview

An exciting and brand new post as an integral member of the Improvement Programme (Optimise) team and will play a key role in embedding Quality Improvement (QI) culture across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB).

An ambitious and highly motivated individual is required to provide high-quality improvement support within 6 Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care. The facilitator will be imperative to ensuring the planning and delivery of the Optimise improvement programme across all service areas within CTMUHB.

This role will require a collaborative approach in working with colleagues both within and outside of CTMUHB, and provide a pragmatic approach to change.

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The key objectives for the role involve close working partnership with clinicians, senior managers and operational teams to facilitate and support improvement and redesign. The post holder will support the Optimise Lead to challenge current working practices, by promoting a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring waste is eradicated whilst patient flow and productivity is improved.

The post holder will work closely with MDTs to apply and utilise Optimal Hospital Flow principles as part of the Optimise Programme, to support patient-centred discharge pathways upon admission and reduce risk of deconditioning.

Vital skills include ability to coach and support, ability to assess and prioritise workload of staff, autonomous working and collaborative skills to work as part of a team, high degree of personal initiative, self and social awareness, as well as confidence and competence in all aspects of interpersonal communication. The role requires an innovative individual with an ability apply local and national policies, frameworks and legislation with a critical and respectful approach multiprofessional team working.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2026 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We Live By Our Core Values

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
  
  

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Job description and person specification attached.

• Operational management - MDT working
• Quality improvement in line with UHB's strategic vision
• Building capability - providing transformational leadership and support to colleagues
• Planning and organisation
• Financial and activity management
• Performance management
• Information management
• Project management
• Working with others
  
  

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

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Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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. warning Welsh language skills are desirable

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Professional knowledge acquired through Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent experience or training.
• Evidence of quality improvement practice within professional or voluntary roles, plus further staff or project management knowledge
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and experience of optimal hospital flow principles and policies
• Digital and data management, practice, storage and analysis and interrogation
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills with all levels of staff including report writing and presentation of information
• Ability to manage multiple projects/work priorities simultaneously
  
  

Desirable criteria

• A flexible personal and management style
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Advanced coaching and facilitating skills
• Have a high degree of personal initiative in carrying out duties
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to demonstrate discretion
  
  

Documents

• Job Description and Person Specification (, 712.5)PDFKB
• Occupational Health Form (, 656.5)PDFKB
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (, 696.3)PDFKB
• Employee Benefits (, 1.2)PDFMB
• Guidance Notes for Applicants April 2024 (, 278.7)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameEmily AdamsJob titleImprovement Programme Lead Nurse (Optimise)Email address [email protected]