Senior Project Support Officer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff, CF14 7YU
Salary
£28,819 to £31,626
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Support Officer to play a key role in delivering the Welsh Government's Genomics Delivery Plan...
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project support officer to join the GPW programme office team working flexibly for 37.5 hours per week.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting Programme and Project Managers to deliver the Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales programme of work to time, within scope and resource allocation.This post would be ideally suited to an individual who is looking to expand existing project support experience or develop a career in project and programme management. This post will enable the successful candidate to be fully involved in a national, highly complex, highly specialist, multi-agency, multi-sectoral delivery programme.
To achieve this the successful candidate will work closely with a variety of stakeholders from across Wales including clinical, laboratory and academic colleagues, Welsh Government, charitable organisations and the private sector. The post holder must demonstrate strong communication and administration skills to support the delivery of complex projects in a rapidly evolving and uncertain landscape designed to transform healthcare through the use of genomics; to meet short and long-term aims in partnership with multi-discipline professionals and patients. They must be able to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, and work as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to evidence experience of working in an environment where changing circumstances are the norm.
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.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis 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
- The post holder will require Diploma/NVQ Level 4 or equivalent level of experience, together with a high level of numeracy, written and spoken English
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in an administrative role
- Previous experience of dealing with customers, clients and/or members of the public
- Experience of project support work
- Experience of communicating at all levels
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Experience of transcribing and minute taking
- Working experience of Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft 365
Desirable
- Budget monitoring
- Working in an NHS environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own workload
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn
Special Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales and Genome UK strategy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Able to work within a team
- Good time management
- Respect confidentiality
- Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Flexible to the needs of the service
Desirable
- Continuing Professional Development
Other
Essential
- Willingness and ability to travel between sites in Cardiff and occasionally to sites across Wales
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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