Job vacancy: Programme Support Officer, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Cwmbran

Job summary

Main area: Programme Support
Grade: Band 5
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term / Secondment due to maternity cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 040-AC177-0625

Employer: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ty Gwent
Town: Cwmbran
Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/06/2025 23:59

Programme Support Officer

Band 5

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Educated to Degree or equivalent demonstrable knowledge & experience
Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Desirable criteria

PRINCE 2 Foundation or equivalent work experience and knowledge
Experience of Microsoft Project

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of project implementation and monitoring ongoing projects ideally within healthcare environment
Experience of communicating with all levels of professional staff and the public
Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
Experience of operating Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft 365 applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI
Experience of producing management information reports
Experience of managing finance systems e.g. budget monitoring

Desirable criteria

Experience of monitoring performance indicators
Experience of actively tailoring project management methodologies
Experience of working within P3O or PMO environments

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a wide range of audience and disciplines.
Articulate and professional in dealing with Health Board Managers, Clinicians and external organisations.
The production of the appropriate literature required supporting large projects or change management initiatives.
Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively using excellent communication skills, including strong report · Appreciation of Risk · Ability to speak Welsh · Application Form · Interview · References writing.
Ability to write performance reports.
Ability to organise multi-disciplinary meeting and events including minute taking
Strong analytical skills to develop, read, interpret and disseminate complex information to others
Experienced in the production of high-quality project documentation including Business Cases and Project Plans
Excellent communications skills both verbal and written
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to lead and work well in a team environment but able to work on his/her own initiative
Highly motivated and able to work to deadlines
Willingness to learn new skills where appropriate and have a flexible approach to work
Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment
Ability to work under pressure to demanding timelines
Attention to detail

Desirable criteria

Appreciation of Risk
Welsh Language Skills are desirable level 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Ability to “broad scan” to keep abreast of developments in the Health Care Sector

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to work at multiple sites and travel between sites

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.