Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme Co-ordinator inCardiff inCardiff PUBLISHED 24 MAY 2024

This key leadership post provides an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to support the delivery of excellent bloodspot screening to babies across Wales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the national programme team for Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales. If you are a Midwife or Health Visitor with a passion for quality improvement and collaborative working, you might be our next Programme Co-ordinator.

This key leadership post provides an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to support the delivery of excellent bloodspot screening to babies across Wales. NBSW Programme Co-ordinators play a critical role in ensuring all babies across Wales receive timely, high quality bloodspot screening. They are pivotal to our aim of identifying rare but serious conditions and beginning treatment before symptoms emerge.

Working with colleagues in all health boards, the national bloodspot screening laboratory and the failsafe administration team, the successful candidate will plan, support, facilitate and monitor programme performance. The postholder will develop and lead programme initiatives to ensure that every baby receives equitable, excellent screening. Programme Co-ordinators play a key part in ensuring future generations receive high quality screening through the delivery of education for NHS colleagues and students across Wales and supporting the national implementation of screening for new conditions.

This is an all Wales role, office base is flexible.

The position will be vacant from the end of August, following the retirement of the current postholder.

To lead the monitoring of all aspects of performance of the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales programme and the development of action plans to address performance concerns.

The post holder will be required to work with initiative, determination, and the ability to promote the collaborative working required to provide excellent and compassionate screening.

The post holder will have well developed critical appraisal skills, excellent organisational skills and be an effective communicator to help ensure that the programme continues to provide excellent services for future generations. The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team and will lead national initiatives.

The role will provide an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, striving to improve patient outcomes and patient care through the delivery of high-quality screening to families across Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. Our vision is 'Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales' where we play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales.

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, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process, please visit www.jobsincare.com/job/jjJYle9Cx further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jude Kay Job title: Head of Programme Email address: Telephone number:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the national programme team for Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales. If you are a Midwife or Health Visitor with a passion for quality improvement and collaborative working, you might be our next Programme Co-ordinator.

This key leadership post provides an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to support the delivery of excellent bloodspot screening to babies across Wales. NBSW Programme Co-ordinators play a critical role in ensuring all babies across Wales receive timely, high quality bloodspot screening. They are pivotal to our aim of identifying rare but serious conditions and beginning treatment before symptoms emerge.

Working with colleagues in all health boards, the national bloodspot screening laboratory and the failsafe administration team, the successful candidate will plan, support, facilitate and monitor programme performance. The postholder will develop and lead programme initiatives to ensure that every baby receives equitable, excellent screening. Programme Co-ordinators play a key part in ensuring future generations receive high quality screening through the delivery of education for NHS colleagues and students across Wales and supporting the national implementation of screening for new conditions.

This is an all Wales role, office base is flexible.

The position will be vacant from the end of August, following the retirement of the current postholder.

To lead the monitoring of all aspects of performance of the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales programme and the development of action plans to address performance concerns.

The post holder will be required to work with initiative, determination, and the ability to promote the collaborative working required to provide excellent and compassionate screening.

The post holder will have well developed critical appraisal skills, excellent organisational skills and be an effective communicator to help ensure that the programme continues to provide excellent services for future generations. The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team and will lead national initiatives.

The role will provide an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, striving to improve patient outcomes and patient care through the delivery of high-quality screening to families across Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. Our vision is 'Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales' where we play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales.

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, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process, please visit www.jobsincare.com/job/jjJYle9Cx further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jude Kay Job title: Head of Programme Email address: Telephone number:


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