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Improvement Manager • Cardiff
Public Health Wales

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1. Can you tell us about your career journey and what led you to apply for the Improvement Manager position with Improvement Cymru? Can you tell us about your career journey and what led you to apply for the Improvement Manager position with Improvement Cymru?

2. What does patient safety mean to you, and why is it important in the context of NHS Wales? What does patient safety mean to you, and why is it important in the context of NHS Wales?

3. How do you stay updated with recent trends and developments in healthcare improvement and quality assurance? How do you stay updated with recent trends and developments in healthcare improvement and quality assurance?

4. Can you provide an example of a successful improvement project you have led or been involved in? What were the outcomes? Can you provide an example of a successful improvement project you have led or been involved in? What were the outcomes?

5. Describe your experience with coaching and mentoring healthcare professionals. How do you approach these relationships? Describe your experience with coaching and mentoring healthcare professionals. How do you approach these relationships?

6. What improvement methodologies or frameworks are you most familiar with, and how have you applied them in practice? What improvement methodologies or frameworks are you most familiar with, and how have you applied them in practice?

7. Given the importance of collaboration in this role, can you discuss a time when you worked effectively as part of a team on a project? What was your contribution? Given the importance of collaboration in this role, can you discuss a time when you worked effectively as part of a team on a project? What was your contribution?

8. Describe a challenging situation you faced in a previous role related to health or safety improvements. How did you address it? Describe a challenging situation you faced in a previous role related to health or safety improvements. How did you address it?

9. How would you go about identifying areas for improvement within a healthcare setting? What steps would you take? How would you go about identifying areas for improvement within a healthcare setting? What steps would you take?

10. Can you talk about a time when you had to communicate complex information to a non-technical audience? How did you ensure understanding? Can you talk about a time when you had to communicate complex information to a non-technical audience? How did you ensure understanding?

11. How do you plan to engage with NHS colleagues to foster a culture of continuous improvement? How do you plan to engage with NHS colleagues to foster a culture of continuous improvement?

12. The role requires travel across Wales. How do you manage your time and commitments to ensure all stakeholders receive adequate support? The role requires travel across Wales. How do you manage your time and commitments to ensure all stakeholders receive adequate support?

13. Working in a fast-paced environment can be challenging. How do you cope with pressure and maintain your effectiveness? Working in a fast-paced environment can be challenging. How do you cope with pressure and maintain your effectiveness?

14. What is your understanding of the specific health improvement needs within Wales, and how would you address them in this role? What is your understanding of the specific health improvement needs within Wales, and how would you address them in this role?

15. Do you have any experience partnering with governmental bodies or healthcare organisations? If so, can you provide an example? Do you have any experience partnering with governmental bodies or healthcare organisations? If so, can you provide an example?

16. What motivates you the most about working in public health and quality improvement? What motivates you the most about working in public health and quality improvement?

17. How do you see yourself contributing to the objectives of Improvement Cymru over the next few years? How do you see yourself contributing to the objectives of Improvement Cymru over the next few years?

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Role: Improvement Manager in Cardiff

Interviewed on Monday 7 April 2025 at 11:07.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nImprovement Manager with Public Health Wales in Cardiff\n\n Would You Like To Become a Key Player In Improving Patient Safety Across NHS Wales? If you have a Passion for Improvement, Come and Join Our Team in Improvement Cymru. Improvement Cymru is the national quality improvement service for NHS Wales. Our goal is to work with NHS Wales and its partner organisations to achieve sustainable, measurable improvements so that health and care services are safe, reliable and effective. Our work is described in our Improvement Cymru strategy published in 2021. We are recruiting to 1x full time permanent post based in Cardiff. This post offers an opportunity to be part of Improvement Cymru at a busy and exciting time as we: Work with the NHS Wales to progress our programme of Safe Care Together Support our Safe Care Collaborative in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Health Boards and Trusts, which will run until 2024. Work with global improvement experts, Welsh Government and colleagues across NHS Wales. You'll be joining an ambitious team, comprising some of the most qualified and experienced Improvement professionals in NHS Wales. Together we lead, embed and champion Improvement across the service - national coordination of local support for safe, reliable and effective care. We offer the opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and skills in Improvement Science. You will be required to utilise this knowledge by coaching our NHS colleagues in the workplace to support their local improvement work. Our strength comes from our teams having a powerful combination of backgrounds and experience. We want to recruit our new team members from diverse backgrounds with a mix of skills and experiences - we welcome applicants from all sectors, including the NHS. The Successful applicant will be allocated to the South East regional team within Programmes, but with ongoing opportunities to matrix work with other Improvement Cymru teams and projects. The post has national responsibilities and the ability to travel across Wales, including overnight stays, will be necessary for all postholders. About us 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. "}