Senior Improvement Manager

2 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

Job summary

We're the Improvement Cymru Academy, and form part of Improvement Cymru, the national quality improvement service for NHS Wales. The Improvement Cymru Academy draws upon local and international learning, bringing new complimentary models of improvement approaches to NHS Wales, as well as integrating offers from partner bodies within Wales. This brings a wider and deeper lens to improvement science, incorporating safety; flow; system-thinking; spread and scale and behaviour change, all based around a co-productive approach. The post will focus on supporting the creation of improvement learning and support, building upon the solid foundations already established.

We're about people and working with people to provide the knowledge and skills to improve services. Whatever your professional background we wish to hear from you if you're an innovative and passionate trainer with experience and skills in quality improvement and possess excellent communication skills. We value diversity, inclusivity, flexibility and a willingness to work together. If you are curious about developing others through the delivery of high quality training, enjoy working with people and trying to get the best from them, able to think creatively and wish to work within a dynamic team from differing professional backgrounds, then we would love to see your application. Or if you need to find out more, drop Matthew and email on: M.

Main duties of the job

You'll be a member of the Improvement Cymru Academy team and will through the delivery of high quality Improvement training and the provision of bespoke support enable improvement in the quality and safety of care across NHS Wales. The Improvement Cymru Academy brings together all of our Improvement skills development, coaching and guidance. We work closely with partners in health, social care, education and wider UK improvement partners to inform our improvement curricula development with our work aiming to make improvement easier to learn about, practice and deliver, providing the strong roots and connections of system-wide improvement. By providing knowledge and skills are our aim is to help enable health and care staff to provide the best possible service to people accessing health and care services in Wales.

The role will be based in Cardiff, at the main Improvement Cymru offices or Wrexham. Current working conditions support both a blended approach of office and home-working. At times your work may take you to different partner organisations across Wales. We respect that there is more to life than work and we offer a flexible working policy to help you balance your home and working life. This permanent post is offered on a full time, part time or job share basis. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

The NHS Executive works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.

Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.

We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction - enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit

For guidance on the application process, please visit

Job description

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

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to Masters Degree level in Education, Improvement or Management, or equivalent level of experience working at a senior management level oImprovement certification (Improvement in Practice, Lean practitioner level etc.) oEvidence of continued professional development oTraining delivery qualification

Desirable

oCoaching qualification oProject/programme management qualification or equivalent experience in leading programme/projects with demonstrable outcomes.

Experience

Essential

Significant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS or Social Care. oExperience of developing training oExperience of delivering training oExperience of process/problem analysis, challenging existing thinking and generating improvements and solutions oExperience of successfully leading and implementing project driven change management. oExperience of mentoring or coaching teams or individuals

Skills

Essential

oAbility to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships, influencing, negotiation and resolving conflict with regards to change management oAbility to communicate highly complex technical concepts and analysis effectively to different organisations and audiences; including formal presentations Board level. oAbility to explain and work with concepts of measurement for improvement to a variety of audiences and to provide practical support for teams in developing measures for improvement oAbility to organise, plan and prioritise a diverse range of complex strategic programmes to meet statutory and other deadlines typically involving other disciplines/organisations. oAbility to train multi-disciplinary groups including clinical staff through the delivery of multi-organisational training programmes. oCan demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility and a personal ethos of continuous improvement. oAbility to focus, concentrate and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions , changing priorities. oAbility to translate strategy into action. oDemonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise advanced presentation and facilitation skills. oKnowledge of NHS quality improvement agenda and methodologies. oUnderstand the requirements of Information Governance in relation to the NHS.

Desirable

oAbility to manage services across organisations.

Personal Attributes

Essential

oAbility to meet the frequent travel needs of the post. (The post-holder will be required to travel to any location as required by the organisation which may be remote and distant and this may mean frequent overnight stays away from home). oFlexible to meet the needs of the service. oCommitment to principles of change management.

Desirable

oWelsh speaking.

  • Senior Improvement Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

    We're the Improvement Cymru Academy, and form part of Improvement Cymru, the national quality improvement service for NHS Wales. The Improvement Cymru Academy draws upon local and international learning, bringing new complimentary models of improvement approaches to NHS Wales, as well as integrating offers from partner bodies within Wales. This brings a...

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    3 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Staffline Group Full time

    Overview: An excellent opportunity for an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager to join an established engineering company with facilities in Gloucester, Cardiff and Poland. This market leading company operates in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence and automotive. You will be responsible for supporting the Cardiff, Gloucester...

  • Improvement Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

    Job summary Please note that we will only accept applications from staff currently employed by NHS Wales. This is a secondment for 12 months until 1/2/2025 If you are interested in applying for this secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying. Would You Like To Become a Key Player In...

  • Improvement Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

    Please note that we will only accept applications from staff currently employed by NHS Wales. This is a secondment for 12 months until 1/2/2025 If you are interested in applying for this secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying. Would You Like To Become a Key Player In Improving Patient Safety Across...

  • Education Development Manager

    1 week ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Health Education and Improvement Wales Full time

    Job summary We currently have an exciting vacancy for an Education Development Manager. The post holder will be a key member of the education commissioning and quality team (EC&Q) and take the lead on student engagement as part of the quality monitoring of pre-registration education commissioned by HEIW. The post holder will also be required to...

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

    We're the Improvement Cymru Academy, and form part of Improvement Cymru, the national quality improvement service for NHS Wales. The Improvement Cymru Academy draws upon local and international learning, bringing new complimentary models of improvement approaches to NHS Wales, as well as integrating offers from partner bodies within Wales. This brings a...

  • Lead Improvement Manager

    3 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Inspire People Full time

    Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance...

  • Business Improvement Manager

    3 weeks ago

    Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom BBC Full time

    Job IntroductionAre you passionate about improving how we all do things at the BBC day to day, ensuring we are all making the best of the resources available to us, and are you good at persuading others to do the same? The Spark team is dedicated to helping teams at the BBC think differently about what they do, how they do it, and change it for the better...

  • International Senior Tax Manager

    1 day ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Hays Senior Finance Full time €70,000

    A top 35 award-winning practice is opening a new office in Cardiff to establish a new Tax Centre of excellence. They manage a diverse client base and excel in terms of client quality. The long-standing International Tax Team is currently seeking an ambitious and dynamic manager to join their expanding team in a luxurious office based in the centre of...

  • Assistant People Business Partner

    4 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Health Education and Improvement Wales Full time

    The Assistant People Business Partner will work across HEIW in a HR role providing advice in accordance with local procedures, national guidance, statutory requirements, employment law and HEIW’s operational plans. HEIW has a smart modern office located in Nantgarw and all staff are able to work flexibly. This is supported by excellent IT and the use of...

  • Lead Improvement Manager

    1 week ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Inspire People Full time

    Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance...

  • Technical Improvement Engineer

    6 days ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Omega Resource Group Full time €27,783

    Role: Technical Improvement Engineer Salary: £27,783 Location: Cardiff Permanent Position I am working exclusively on behalf of my clients who operate within a range of industries and are providers to some of the largest engineering companies worldwide. The Technical Improvement Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the business is up to date in...

  • Rsu Programme Lead

    1 month ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) Full time

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for the permanent post of RSU Programme Lead within the Revalidation Support Unit. The RSU Programme Lead - Appraisal, Revalidation & Quality Management, will play a key strategic role in shaping and reviewing all-Wales medical appraisal policies, revalidation support guidance and oversee quality management of these...

  • Lead Improvement Manager

    3 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Inspire People Full time

    Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance...

  • Process Improvement Executive

    4 days ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Admiral Insurance Plc Full time

    We are looking for a Process Improvement Executive to join our People Team. Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager in our People Operations function, this new role will collaborate with a range of stakeholders to coordinate and help drive the development and implementation of improved employee Starter, Movers, and Leavers (JML) processes for...

  • Admissions Improvement Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff Council Full time

    **About The Service** The Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate provides the strategic, professional and operational support to enable the Council to fulfil its responsibilities for early years education, statutory age education, education in school sixth forms and a youth service. There are 127 schools in Cardiff consisting of 3 nursery schools, 98...

  • Senior HR Manager

    7 days ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Finegreen Full time

    An exciting new opportunity has arisen to work for an NHS organisation in Wales who are seeking to appoint a Senior HR Manager, for up to 6 months in the first instance. Hybrid working will be supported.Key responsibilities will include: * Managing and supporting a change programme, tracking staff moves; * Supporting the co-ordination, facilitation...

  • Senior HR Manager

    7 days ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Finegreen Full time

    An exciting new opportunity has arisen to work for an NHS organisation in Wales who are seeking to appoint a Senior HR Manager, for up to 6 months in the first instance. Hybrid working will be supported. Key responsibilities will include: * Managing and supporting a change programme, tracking staff moves; * Supporting the co-ordination,...

  • Senior Process Improvement Engineer

    24 hours ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Stantec Consulting International Ltd. Full time

    Key to our future is the growth of our process team to support both the water and wastewater sector. We are excited by the potential growth prospects and now we are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join the team in Cardiff. This is a great opportunity to join an ambitious team that will provide you with openings for professional development and...

  • Senior Process Improvement Engineer

    6 days ago

    Cardiff, United Kingdom Stantec Consulting International Ltd. Full time

    Key to our future is the growth of our process team to support both the water and wastewater sector. We are excited by the potential growth prospects and now we are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join the team in Cardiff. This is a great opportunity to join an ambitious team that will provide you with openings for professional development and...