Overview
Join Our Team as a Programme Support Officer. You will be an essential member of the Public health dietetic team within ABUHB Family & Therapies Division, contributing to projects such as Nutrition Skills for Life education offers and supporting early years nutrition, women's health, older person’s nutrition, and more.
Responsibilities
* Driving Project Excellence: Organise, create, and maintain all programme and project documentation to ensure smooth delivery across the board.
* Supporting Key Decision‑Making: Analyse data, generate insightful reports, and present findings that empower stakeholders to make informed decisions.
* Leading Operational Success: Work closely with the team to manage day‑to‑day tasks, ensuring projects stay on track and objectives are achieved on time.
* Solving Challenges and Innovate: Work autonomously to manage tasks, proactively identify any issues, and alert the team, ensuring projects continue moving forward without disruption.
* Financial Support: Assist with financial administration.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience.
* Working knowledge and application of project and programme management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE 2).
Desirable
* Knowledge of databases, governance processes, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
* Experience in using sensitive and confidential data.
* Developed understanding and experience within the NHS/Public sector for 2 years or more.
Experience
Essential
* Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for a wide range of tasks.
* Experience in a wide and in-depth range of administrative and business processes.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, for MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and other statistical packages.
* Experience in writing reports based to evidence need, and propose solutions to meet that need.
* Experience in partnership working across different organisations.
Desirable
* Working knowledge of other applications; Microsoft Office Visio, MS Project and collaboration tools for communication such as Teams/SharePoint.
* Experience of establishing and maintaining complex office systems.
* Experience of organising, facilitating and evaluating multi‑agency events.
* Experience of building relationships across organisational, professional and geographical boundaries.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Managing and maintaining documentation.
* Minute taking and facilitating of meetings.
* Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
* Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences.
* Excellent organisational, planning, and analytical skills.
* Self‑motivated and proactive.
Desirable
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
* Understanding of health and social care policy context.
* Confident in providing, receiving and dealing with complex, sensitive or confidential information.
* Ability to summarise research/documents and extract relevant data/information.
Personal Qualities
* Innovative and solution‑oriented, with strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage uncertainty and work under pressure.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, effectively engaging with senior managers, clinicians, and diverse stakeholder groups.
* Proven experience in organising, motivating, and working collaboratively with teams outside direct line management. A self‑motivated team player with a keen interest in health, social care, and community outcomes.
Background Checks
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Benefits
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Details
Date posted: 18 November 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 5
Salary: £31,516 to £38,364 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part‑time
Reference number: 040-AHP174-1125
Job locations: Ty Gwent, Llantarnum Park, Cwmbran, NP44 3HR
Welsh language desirable.
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Ty Gwent, Llantarnum Park, Cwmbran, NP44 3HR.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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