Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical professional to join our Health Board on a bank basis to support the delivery of key strategic priorities. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in service transformation, improvement planning, and performance-driven change across a range of programmes.

Main duties of the job

Play a key role in the development and implementation of short and long-term programmes of work in support of the Health Board’s key strategic Plans. 

Operationally support the service in driving transformation as well as value for money; this will include ensuring plans are informed by highly complex, service demand and capacity data, service performance data, bench marking data, population health data, predicted future capacity data and evidence of best practice to model and evaluate a range of options. 

As the lead specialist in relation to identified service improvement and development projects, advising, implementing and reviewing service changes, ensure systems are in place to swiftly identify trends, areas for service improvement and risk – putting in place risk management and contingency plans as required.

Undertake a range of activities and lead on improvement projects across a range of programmes ensuring robust performance management of stakeholders, within arrangements for financial and planning control.

Working independently and with colleagues, internal and external to the Health Board, to design and develop programme content, as well as providing targeted improvement support that complies with the Health Board’s legal and policy requirements.

Monitor and analyse needs, unmet needs, activity and costs in relation to services to inform planning, or commissioning, prioritisation and the identification of critical issues

Working for our organisation

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation. 

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.