Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about driving improvement in healthcare?

We're looking for a Senior Healthcare Professional Improvement Lead (Band 8a) to join our Improvement team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. You'll use your Quality Improvement expertise to shape programmes, support the implementation of Quality Management Systems, and lead, coach, and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.

With a strong focus on using data and evidence to drive measurable change, this is a unique opportunity to join a great team and to play a key role in delivering our CTM 2030 vision and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Main duties of the job

To be a core member of the Improvement CTM team, supporting the service in achieving its' plans in relation to the business plan and CTM 2030 priorities

Will have a strategic role in ensuring the development and maintenance of the Quality improvement strategic objectives across CTMUHB.

Responsibility for both the development and delivery of Quality Improvement training programmes for multi-disciplinary groups. This will include the development and delivery of training programmes to clinicians and senior staff across many organisational programmes, and the leading and facilitation of workshops covering a variety of subjects within the overall continuous improvement agenda.

To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the professions and care groups within CTMUHB

To work collaboratively with the wider teams to ensure effective communications about the activity and progress made.

Ensure that the service can meet its agreed targets within the available resources escalating any capacity issues.

Actively support the team objectives, leading projects and driving forward programmes.

To deputise for the Assistant Director of Improvement, Culture, Capability and Delivery in committees and meetings.

To be the lead for designated projects and areas of work which reflect clinical, professional, and corporate objectives, which impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.

About us

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given toapplications submitted in either language.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,514 to £63,623 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC324-1125

Job locations

The Hub

Unit 2 Gwaun Elai, Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Job description

Job 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

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

To be a core member of the Improvement CTM team, supporting the service in achieving its plans in relation to the business plan and CTM 2030 priorities. Will have a strategic role in ensuring the development and maintenance of the Quality improvement strategic objectives across CTMUHB. Responsibility for both the development and delivery of Quality Improvement training programmes for multi-disciplinary groups. This will include the development and delivery of training programmes to clinicians and senior staff across many organisational programmes, and the leading and facilitation of workshops covering a variety of subjects within the overall continuous improvement agenda. To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the professions and care groups within CTMUHB. To work collaboratively with the wider teams to ensure effective communications about the activity and progress made. Ensure that the service can meet its agreed targets within the available resources escalating any capacity issues. Actively support the team objectives, leading projects and driving forward programmes. To deputise for the Assistant Director of Improvement, Culture, Capability and Delivery in committees and meetings. Reviewing and developing and enhancing robust systems to support the neonatal Governance framework. To be the lead for designated projects and areas of work which reflect clinical, professional, and corporate objectives, which impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.

See full job description for duties/responsibilities

Job description

Job 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

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

To be a core member of the Improvement CTM team, supporting the service in achieving its plans in relation to the business plan and CTM 2030 priorities. Will have a strategic role in ensuring the development and maintenance of the Quality improvement strategic objectives across CTMUHB. Responsibility for both the development and delivery of Quality Improvement training programmes for multi-disciplinary groups. This will include the development and delivery of training programmes to clinicians and senior staff across many organisational programmes, and the leading and facilitation of workshops covering a variety of subjects within the overall continuous improvement agenda. To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the professions and care groups within CTMUHB. To work collaboratively with the wider teams to ensure effective communications about the activity and progress made. Ensure that the service can meet its agreed targets within the available resources escalating any capacity issues. Actively support the team objectives, leading projects and driving forward programmes. To deputise for the Assistant Director of Improvement, Culture, Capability and Delivery in committees and meetings. Reviewing and developing and enhancing robust systems to support the neonatal Governance framework. To be the lead for designated projects and areas of work which reflect clinical, professional, and corporate objectives, which impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.

See full job description for duties/responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Professional Healthcare or Social Care Qualification, requiring registration on a Clinical Professional Register (HCPC/NMC/CQSW) e.g. Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional etc. or educated to relevant Degree in Clinical Governance or Core Academic Subject.
  • Equivalent combination of Educational/Change management and continuous or Quality Improvement knowledge/qualification.
  • Demonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g., advanced presentation and facilitation skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
  • Measuring and monitoring quality standards.
  • Presenting and delivering training to large groups of staff

Desirable

  • Evidence of sharing good practice via abstracts, posters, articles etc

Values

Essential

  • Able to act independently, decisively and effectively in leading a programme

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and analysis effectively to different organisations and audiences, including formal presentations e.g., Board level and UK wide conferences.
  • Ability to overcome barriers associated with conveying highly complex technical information to a non-technical audience
  • Can demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility and a personal ethos of continuous improvement

Desirable

  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Person Specification

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Professional Healthcare or Social Care Qualification, requiring registration on a Clinical Professional Register (HCPC/NMC/CQSW) e.g. Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional etc. or educated to relevant Degree in Clinical Governance or Core Academic Subject.
  • Equivalent combination of Educational/Change management and continuous or Quality Improvement knowledge/qualification.
  • Demonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g., advanced presentation and facilitation skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
  • Measuring and monitoring quality standards.
  • Presenting and delivering training to large groups of staff

Desirable

  • Evidence of sharing good practice via abstracts, posters, articles etc

Values

Essential

  • Able to act independently, decisively and effectively in leading a programme

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and analysis effectively to different organisations and audiences, including formal presentations e.g., Board level and UK wide conferences.
  • Ability to overcome barriers associated with conveying highly complex technical information to a non-technical audience
  • Can demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility and a personal ethos of continuous improvement

Desirable

  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

The Hub

Unit 2 Gwaun Elai, Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

The Hub

Unit 2 Gwaun Elai, Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Director of Improvement

Paul Gimson

paul.gimson3@wales.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,514 to £63,623 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC324-1125

Job locations

The Hub

Unit 2 Gwaun Elai, Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR


Supporting documents

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