Business Support Officer

1 week ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Public Health Wales Full time

Job summary

We're the Improvement Cymru Academy, part of the new Quality, Safety and Improvement directorate of the NHS Wales Executive. 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 patient safety, human factors and lean methodology, all with a focus on quality and based on a co-productive approach.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Improvement Cymru team as Business Support Officer to provide comprehensive business admin support to the Academy and Education Programme for Patients (EPP) team.

Main duties of the job

EPP Cymru has been a leading provider of self-management education and support in Wales for 18 years. Courses aim to support individuals with a chronic condition to develop skills to help them to manage their health and well-being, increasing confidence to take responsibility for their own care and make better use of health services.

Health Boards deliver EPP Cymru self-management courses to their communities, supported by the EPP Cymru National Team which provides support to NHS Wales.

This opportunity is open to those who have experience in an administrative role and have the key skills required.

Working as a Business and Support Officer, the post holder will join a pool of support staff providing comprehensive, confidential administrative, clerical and business support to the Improvement Cymru team. They will be required to communicate and liaise with directorates, divisions and stakeholders and produce work to deadlines whilst ensuring compliance with policies.

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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Word processing to RSA level 3, or NVQ Level 3 or an equivalent qualification on level 3 of the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales, or relevant equivalent experience

Desirable

An NVQ level 3 qualification in a business support related subject such as Business Administration or Management.

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing business administration and support in a complex organisation Experience of providing secretarial support including the organising of meetings; taking notes or minutes; circulating and managing papers; and arranging venues. Experience of using Microsoft Office or Microsoft Office 365 applications. Experience in the management and maintenance of information systems

Desirable

Experience of procuring goods and services including the use of associated IT systems. Experience of expenditure monitoring including the use of associated IT systems Experience of supporting the development and delivery of events Experience of using Microsoft Teams

Knowledge

Essential

Good working knowledge of business administration and office procedures, some of which are non-routine.

Desirable

A good working knowledge of legislation related to Information Governance, Record Keeping, Equalities and the Welsh Language.

Skills

Essential

A high level of numeracy and written and spoken English Demonstrable proven organisational and time management skills Able to make judgements and provide information involving a range of job-related facts or situations some of which require analysis and comparison of a range of options. Able to assess and prioritise own workload within given timeframe, to meet business schedules Able to identify errors or problems, take action as necessary to resolve and/or notify line manager Able to monitor progress of defined aspects of specific projects and business processes, identifying problems or opportunities, take action as necessary and/or notify line manager Able to support projects including developing and identifying resources required, and ensuring all materials and resources are current and appropriate

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to concentrate for frequent periods of time where work pattern is unpredictable while dealing with frequent interruptions The post holder may be required to travel to meetings/events across Wales

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