Senior Product Specialist
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff, CF14 4TTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,379 to £65,723
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Product Specialist to play a leading role in one of the most significant digital transformation pro...
You will work with the programme team on the implementation and ongoing development of a new Mental Health and Community Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, supporting one of the largest digital transformation programmes in Welsh healthcare. The role involves working closely with clinical, operational and digital teams to deliver system improvements, manage stakeholder relationships, provide expert product leadership, and ensure successful adoption of new technologies. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters and / or equivalent skills and experience
- In depth knowledge of current IT development tools, paradigms, and methodologies
- In depth knowledge of Service Provision standards and their application (ITIL particularly)
- Comprehensive understanding of the use of modern Information Technologies and how they contribute to improved systems, ICPs, and services to patients
- In depth understanding of the business processes for product(s) for which the post holder is responsible
- General legislation relating to the provision of IT services, and any specific legislation relating to product(s) for which the post holder is responsible (e.g. Adoption Legislation)
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the Professional Scrum master qualification).
- Qualification in team leadership (such as the Institute Of Leadership and Management's Level 2 Diploma in Team Leadership).
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience with Rio
- Significant experience working in Information and IT
- Senior level experience in health or care organisation
- Proven record of management of successful and substantial data engineering or similar developments and implementation
- Proven record in delivery of operational and strategic services
- Project Management skills
- Problem solving skills
- Principles of Data Engineering
- Design of Windows applications
- Understanding of API development
- Understanding of relational database design
- Organisational development and change management skills
- Good communication and presentation skills Influencing skills
- Skills in leadership and managing teams
- Systems analysis and design
- Computer systems architecture - particularly Service Orientated Architecture
- Financial management skills Interaction design (how users understand and use systems)
- Management of information, IT and business dependencies
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS Clinical / Administrative Information and IT requirements
- Ability to manage and motivate staff by creating personal development plans and identifying training needs
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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