Senior Project Support Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Support Officer to play a key role in delivering the Welsh Government's Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales and future plans as part of Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW). This is a permanent, full-time position working flexibly for 37.5 hors per week.
The post holder will be working in a hybrid manner with the flexibility to work from home and at an office in Cardiff as part of a small programme team but may be required to travel across Cardiff and other parts of Wales, and further afield as necessary.
Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require part time or flexible working arrangements.
The organisation encourages personal development and you will be expected to take an active part in the Value Based Assessment (VBA) process. Not only is this a busy and challenging role and area of work but you would also be joining a friendly, dedicated programme team with engaged stakeholders across many organisations.
We are looking for individuals who share the core values of the organisation:
+ We care about the people we serve and the people we work with
+ We trust one another
+ We respect each other
+ We take personal responsibility
+ We treat people with kindness
+ We act with integrity, The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting Programme and Project Managers to deliver the Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales programme of work to time, within scope and resource allocation. This post would be ideally suited to an individual who is looking to expand existing project support experience or develop a career in project and programme management. This post will enable the successful candidate to be fully involved in Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW), a national, highly complex, highly specialist, multi-agency, multi-sectoral delivery programme.
To achieve this the successful candidate will work closely with a variety of stakeholders from across Wales including clinical, laboratory and academic colleagues, Welsh Government, charitable organisations and the private sector. The post holder must demonstrate strong communication and administration skills to support the delivery of complex projects in a rapidly evolving and uncertain landscape designed to transform healthcare through the use of genomics; to meet short and long-term aims in partnership with multi-discipline professionals and patients. They must be able to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, and have the ability to work as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to evidence experience of working in an environment where changing circumstances are the norm., 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.

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 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
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today's illnesses
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable., 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., "Partneriaeth Genomeg Cymru - Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW)" was established in 2018 to support a collaborative approach to genomics in Wales and deliver the Welsh Government's ambitious strategy. It represents several disciplines coming together to deliver a transformational programme of work that will realise the benefits of genomics from collaborative action. All partners are working towards the following vision:
Working together to harness the potential of genomics to improve the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people of Wales
Genome UK: The Future of Healthcare was published by UK Government in 2020, and sets out the ambitions for how genomics will transform the health of the UK population over the next ten years. All UK nations are committed to this overall strategy and the joint working required to deliver the changes, alongside the development of their own delivery plans to align with these aims; the Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales 2022-25 was launched in December 2022.
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