Project Support Manager

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Permanent and secondment positions available.2 x Permanent Full timeSecondment (full time secondment until 31/05/2024, Part time secondment (30 hours per week) until 31/03/2026, part time secondment (22.5 hours per week) until 31/03/2024IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING.This is an opportunity to join Improvement Cymru at a busy and exciting time as we expand to step-up our support to help NHS Wales improve care for the people of Wales.Improvement Cymru is the national quality improvement service for NHS Wales delivered by Public Health Wales. Our goal is to work with NHS Wales and its partner organisations to achieve sustainable, measurable improvements so that the services offered to patients are safer, more effective and timely.Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the role recruitment manager named below to discuss the role further if they have any queries.From 1 April 2023 Improvement Cymru became part of the NHS Wales Executive. As a subsidiary brand of the NHS Wales Executive, Improvement Cymru will operate in shadow format for the first 12 months before formally joining the NHS Wales Executive in April 2024.You’ll be joining an ambitious team, comprising some of the most qualified, experienced Improvement professionals in health and social care in Wales. Together, we lead, embed and champion Improvement across Wales – drawing on international best practice and evidence. As part of our new direction, we want to strengthen our team by recruiting new team members from diverse backgrounds with a mix of skills, personalities and experiences – considering candidates from both an NHS background as well as other sectors.The successful applicant will be an integral part of a large team that delivers a number of programmes to support the Welsh Government strategy, A Healthier Wales. Project Support Officers can work on any programme in Improvement Cymru.Your role will be varied and tailored to the programme(s) and pieces of work you are supporting, but duties are likely to include providing comprehensive project support and administrative coordination to the programme(s); liaising with external stakeholders and Public Health Wales partners; and assisting with the development of resources.We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales’. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.Our organisation is guided by our Values, ’Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference’. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicki Evans-Park Job title: Project Manager Email address: victoria.evans-park@wales.nhs.uk