Job vacancy: Quality and Service Improvement Lead Mid and West Wales Microbiology, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Swansea

Job summary

Main area: Quality lead
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 028-HS013-0325

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Singleton Hospital
Town: Swansea
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59

Quality and Service Improvement Lead Mid and West Wales Microbiology

Band 7

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find the detailed 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; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

Able to accept responsibility for own actions
Able to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

Keen to demonstrate good personal performance

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work reliably, effectively and efficiently using own initiative
Ability to recognise problems and instigate corrective action

Desirable criteria

Ability to mentor staff

Experience

Essential criteria

Understands and can demonstrate involvement in Quality Management and Assurance systems.
Evidence of project/supervisory management. To have the ability to work well under pressure and in stressful situations, as an individual or part of a small specialised team and to organise and prioritise the workload to meet given deadlines and objectives.

Desirable criteria

Post registration experience in an HCPC approved Microbiology laboratory
Record of professional competence and comprehensive experience in diagnostic microbiology

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Hold a Degree or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant subject and/or proven relevant work experience, alongside a qualification in project management.
Significant experience in a similar role with Quality management experience.

Desirable criteria

Chartered scientist
Biomedical Sciences degree or equivalent qualifications acceptable for HCPC registration. Masters (MSc), Specialist Portfolio in Medical Microbiology Fellowship of Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS) or equivalent post degree qualifications.

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.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

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 salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.

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Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Rebecca Rowlands
Job title: Network Quality Manager
Email address: [email protected]

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