Job summary
- Main area
- Operational Services and Delivery Business Support Officer
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-AC192-0724
- Employer
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Whitchurch
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Operational Services and Delivery Business Support Officer
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Operational Services and Delivery directorate to support the Programme Management Office and Planning Teams at Velindre Cancer Centre. These teams are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and efficient Business Support Officer to work within the Planning, Performance, Programme Management and Service Improvement functions on a range of workstreams. The post holder will be fundamental to coordinating and supporting a wide range of projects, systems and processes to help the Divisional Management team to achieve Trust and Divisional Objectives.
Main duties of the job
This is a key position in which you will be responsible for assisting the Head of Programmes and Service Improvement, Planning Manager and Service Improvement Manager in delivery of their priorities, as well as delivering efficient, effective, and high-quality project support services to a range of work programmes.
The post holder will frequently be the first point of contact for key stakeholders and will therefore need exemplary communication skills to ensure that a positive impression is maintained at all times.
It is necessary to use your well-developed organisation skills and professional abilities to keep structure of the work programmes, maintain project documentation, report project progress, highlighting issues and exceptions.
We are looking for a proactive self-starter with the ability to work under pressure, multi-task and prioritise.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
degree level or equivalent experience working in a similar role.
Essential criteria
- Achieved Grade/ years experience
Understanding of NHS Business Planning and Business Case processes
Essential criteria
- years experience
• Knowledge of Service Improvement Principles
Essential criteria
- Achieved grade/ years experience
• Knowledge of Project Management Principles
Essential criteria
- Achieved grade/ years experience
Project Management
Desirable criteria
- Achieved grade
• A knowledge of NHS Systems and Procedures
Desirable criteria
- Years experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Mills-Evans
- Job title
- Service Improvement Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02929615888
- Additional information
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