Do you want to work for a proactive, innovative team and have a passion for Quality and Improvement? If so, there is an excellent opportunity to use quality, improvement and change skills within a busy health screening programme.
As part of our commitment to continuous service development, you will play a crucial role in advancing improvement initiatives within Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW). Reporting to the Service Improvement and Assurance Lead, you will act as a change agent, supporting and delivering a range of system-wide improvements. You will assist the programme to achieve its aim of reducing the risk of avoidable sight loss for people who have a diagnosis of diabetes living in Wales.
You will have the opportunity to work autonomously, and with several bases across Wales: the ability for some hybrid working. You’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects, contribute to service excellence, and grow your skills within a supportive team.
The post holder will provide improvement and project support for the screening programme, including planning, delivery and implementation of actions and findings. They will produce reports and provide summaries of key programme activities, to a wide range of stakeholders. This will include analysis, collation and interpretation of programme data with accuracy and governance, escalating issues or problems if required.
The post holder will be key to contributing and assisting with the delivery of quality improvement initiatives and information packages throughout DESW.
They may coordinate and implement cross cover support to office functions within DESW and will be asked to provide appropriate support and advice on quality improvement activity to staff and managers across the whole Programme.
We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit our careers page.
For guidance on the application process, please visit application guidance.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Holdstock Job title: Service Improvement and Assurance Lead Email address: sarah.holdstock@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01443 849370
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