Job Description

Are you passionate about driving improvement in healthcare?



We're looking for a Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead (Band 8a) to join our Improvement team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. You'll use your Quality Improvement expertise to shape programmes, support the implementation of Quality Management Systems, and lead, coach, and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.



With a strong focus on using data and evidence to drive measurable change, this is a unique opportunity to join a great team and to play a key role in delivering our CTM 2030 vision and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.



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. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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

Welsh Skills Desirable:

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 and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.



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. 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. Reviewing and developing and enhancing robust systems to support the neonatal Governance framework. 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.

See full job description for duties/responsibilities