Project Support Officer

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

This is an exciting role providing project support to Aneurin Bevan Health Board's implementation of the All-Wales Dementia Care Pathway Standards wide-ranging projects across the Mental Health and Learning Disability Division.

This is a new and exciting project support role and the role will enable the post holder to gain a holistic understanding across all directorates by providing both project and tactical 'hands-on' support to Divisional and Directorate teams to ensure the delivery of service redesign, strategic change, Quality Improvement and project implementation in line with the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities division's transformation programme.

Main duties of the job

To provide project support and co-ordination of expertise to ensure development and implementation of the Dementia Connector/Advisor Roles across five local authority areas in accordance with Standard 12 of the All-Wales Dementia Care Pathway Standards, to record project data and statistics to facilitate accurate reporting to Welsh Government in accordance with the terms of the funding awarded via the Regional Integration Fund (RIF).

The Project Support Officer will help gather evidence and intelligence to identify service developments and service transformation plans.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of supporting and managing projects

Desirable

  • Understanding of Community based services

Qualifications / knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of CPD relevant to the role
  • Understanding of systems in use within NHS organisations including Oracle/ CWS/ESR/TRAC/EXCEL

Desirable

  • Project Management qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

First Access Building

County Hospital

Pontypool

NP4 5YA

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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