Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 20 months (until March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-AC092-0724
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Llandrindod Wells
- Salary
- £25,524 - £28,010 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Project Officer, Waiting Well Service
Band 4
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
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 Powys Teaching Health Board Outpatients Department for a Project Officer to join our Waiting Well Service in Planned Care.
The post holder will be responsible for providing and co-ordinating a comprehensive support service to projects as determined within the 3Ps Policy i.e. Promote, Prevent and Prepare for Planned Care by empowering patients to keep well while on the waiting list.
This is a fixed term position and will end on the 31/03/2026 due to funding.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide reliable and consistent administrative and project support to the Waiting Well Service and associated groups, prioritising workload and dealing with or referring enquires as appropriate.
They will communicate and receive complex, sensitive information, both written and verbal, across multi-disciplinary teams and external organisations always maintaining confidentiality.
The postholder will also produce monitoring reports and returns for Welsh Government, Steering Group, Planned Care Board, and other groups as required.
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.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and / or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications and / or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- HND or NVQ3 plus relevant experience or equivalent level qualification with Literacy & Numeracy at level 2
- Advanced Keyboard Skills e.g. RSA level III
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working in an office in an administrative role
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Ability to produce reports, spreadsheets and correspondence
- Minute taking and recording
- Experience of autonomous working
- Working knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Awareness of policies and procedures relating to dealing with confidential data both personal and organisational
- Working knowledge of filing/data systems including records management
- Knowledge of administrative and organisational procedures, acquired through training and relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- Working in an NHS environment
- Experience of maintaining and uploading content to websites
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Planning and organisational skills
- Work to deadlines and under pressure
- Work within a team and on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Continued Personal Development
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel as required for training and work/meetings
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Jamieson
- Job title
- Senior Nurse Manager Outpatients Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 61 5654
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