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Business Manager

Employer
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Location
Cardiff
Salary
£30,420 to £37,030 per annum pro rata
Closing date
10 Nov 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiff and Vale UHB Commissioning Teams comprising of the Area Planning Board for Substance Use and the Corporate Commissioning Team.

The team covers a diverse and interesting range of functions. Would you be interested in providing support and acting as the first point of contact for enquiries from people / patients using services, partners, internal departments and liaising with service providers / stakeholders?

Our services include health promotion and public health functions as well as the provision of local primary care services and the running of hospitals, health centres, community health teams and mental health services. We work closely with Health Boards and Trusts across South Wales as well as our local and third sector partners to provide a full range of health services for our residents and those from further afield who use our specialist services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to prepare agendas, coordinate arrangements for meetings and take minutes during meetings. Duties also include supporting the team with processing financial transactions such as checking invoices and inputting data accurately, checking and processing archived records, as well as other key tasks to support the business function of the team.

The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills and have the confidence to liaise with staff and services including senior managers that are internal and external to the organisation.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job 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

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of partnership working in Wales.


Desirable

  • Project Management qualification or relevant experience
  • Typing or minute-taking qualification


Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing comprehensive business management support at a senior level.
  • Experience of developing business management and administrative processes, policies and operating procedures.
  • Experience of managing complex systems across varied work areas
  • Experience of managing conflicting demands and priorities
  • Experience of communicating with and influencing senior colleagues
  • Experience of working with patients, carers or service users
  • Experience of supporting projects or partnerships


Desirable

  • Line management of staff
  • NHS and/or public sector experience
  • Health Service Commissioning
  • Substance Use services
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative


Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, specifically Office 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Good communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Coordinating partnership or multi-disciplinary meetings
  • Minute taking
  • Confident and professional attitude
  • Able to undertake research in own function, through surveys and audits and develop improvement and action plans
  • Ability to prioritise workload and remain calm under pressure


Desirable

  • Risks and issues management skills
  • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh


Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Woodland House

Maes Y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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