Main area Improvement and development Grade Band 7 Contract 22 months (Fixed term/Secondment requests also considered. Funding confirmed until end 31March 2027.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 001-AC120-0625
Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Woodland House Town Cardiff Salary £46,840 - £53,602 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025
Improvement and Development Manager
Band 7
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
We seek a Improvement and Development Manager who has a passion for bringing people together to think creatively about the way in which health and care services are designed and the skills to help deliver change.
The Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board works with organisations and individuals from across our region driving an exciting and ambitious portfolio of programmes to make a real difference for people in our communities. We seek a team player with experience of delivering improvement and a real heart for social change to make a difference for babies, children and young people, and people with learning disabilities and those who are neurodiverse.
In return, you'll find a warm and welcoming team who work with service users and staff from a wide variety of organisations including Welsh Government, local authorities, housing, the third sector and local communities. This is a role which will encourage you to think 'big'; challenge existing ways of working and provide you with a skillset that provides a strong base for future career development. Please see ourwebsite and contact us for more details.
Main duties of the job
As an improvement and development manager working across our partner organisations, the post holder will support the delivery and development of a range of improvement programmes and projects across Cardiff Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, third sector and community organisations.
You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to support programmes, ensuring reporting, governance and quality improvement requirements are met in relation to a range of projects and deliver change and improvement initiatives to ensure effective development and delivery of the partnerships’ change programme.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role is based within the Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board team who are hosted within Cardiff and Vale Health Board’s Strategic Planning team. The Regional Partnership Board (RPB) is made up of Cardiff Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, housing, third & independent sectors and carer representatives. The RPB Team is accountable to all these partners and our aim is to improve the health and well-being of the population and improve how health and care services are delivered by making sure people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place.
As an improvement and development manager working across our partner organisations, the post holder will support the delivery and development of a range of improvement programmes and projects across Cardiff Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, third sector and community organisations.
You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to support programmes, ensuring reporting, governance and quality improvement requirements are met in relation to a range of projects and deliver change and improvement initiatives to ensure effective development and delivery of the partnerships’ change programme.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Application demonstrates compliance with min level qualifications / experience required.
Experience
Experience
* Candidate demonstrates awareness of partnership environment
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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Name Anna Tee Job title Programme Manager Email address anna.tee@wales.nhs.uk Additional information
For further information please contact Anna or hsc.integration@wales.nhs.uk.
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