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The post holder will work as part of a small dynamic team, who have a responsibility for representing the Health Board and promoting effective multi-agency partnership working across the region.

The team's work is aimed at supporting groups who face barriers or disadvantage in accessing health services. The role will involve supporting a broad range of projects and service developments for a range of population groups to facilitate improved outcomes for staff, service users, carers and the wider population.

Experience in providing administrative and secretarial support will be an essential requirement for this role as will the ability to produce clear and concise minutes of meetings.

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the team for further information about the role.

The role will involve:

• supporting the organisation and delivery of partnership meetings,
• taking formal and informal minutes and meeting notes,
• working across the team to provide support to specific projects and activities,
• supporting the delivery of awareness raising training, and
• developing promotional information in a variety of formats all of which increases understanding of the needs of vulnerable groups.

The Project Support Officer will need to use their own initiative, apply a high degree of confidentiality, possess mature judgement and promote the values of partnership working.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
• Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
• 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
• Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
• Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales

We are a small dynamic team who are committed to improving outcomes for groups who face disadvantages. These include working with asylum seekers and refugees, Veterans and the Armed Forces, people with sensory loss, unpaid carers, people who are homeless and vulnerably housed, gypsies and travellers.

The Strategic Partnerships, Diversity and Inclusion portfolio is varied and changeable, responding to the corporate and partnership plans, therefore the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances and projects is essential.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 05/07/23