Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Pontyclun; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider based in Pontyclun is seeking a Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead to join their Improvement team. The role involves developing and delivering Quality Improvement training programmes, providing leadership, and supporting project deliverables. While proficiency in Welsh is a desirable attribute, it is not essential. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, along with a commitment to quality improvement in healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Must be a Senior Healthcare Professional (Band 8a).
• Welsh language skills at Level 3 (B2) are desirable but not essential.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Quality Improvement training programmes.
• Provide leadership across professions within CTMUHB.
• Work collaboratively to ensure effective communication.
• Support team objectives by leading projects.
• Deputise for the Assistant Director in meetings.

Skills

Quality Improvement

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Welsh language skills

Education

Senior Healthcare Professional qualification

Job description

Overview

To be a core member of the Improvement CTM team, supporting the service in achieving its plans in relation to the business plan and CTM 2030 priorities. Will have a strategic role in ensuring the development and maintenance of the Quality improvement strategic objectives across CTMUHB.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for both the development and delivery of Quality Improvement training programmes for multi-disciplinary groups. This will include the development and delivery of training programmes to clinicians and senior staff across many organisational programmes, and the leading and facilitation of workshops covering a variety of subjects within the overall continuous improvement agenda.
• To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the professions and care groups within CTMUHB.
• To work collaboratively with the wider teams to ensure effective communications about the activity and progress made.
• Ensure that the service can meet its agreed targets within the available resources escalating any capacity issues.
• Actively support the team objectives, leading projects and driving forward programmes.
• To deputise for the Assistant Director of Improvement, Culture, Capability and Delivery in committees and meetings.
• To be the lead for designated projects and areas of work which reflect clinical, professional, and corporate objectives, which impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.

Qualifications

We’re looking for a Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead (Band 8a) to join our Improvement team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing candidates. This isn’t “fluency”, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above.

About the Organisation

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 Wales’s 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.

Recruitment Process

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.

Equality & Diversity

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.