Job Description

This post is secondment for up to 6 months in line with available funding.



There is one clinical lead post available (0.6WTE) which will have a workforce focus.



This key role sits within the HEIW Nurse, Health Professional and Quality Directorate and the HEIW-managed Allied Health Professional Workforce Transformation Team. The role encompasses leadership, strategic workforce planning, and management of key aspects of workforce transformation. As such the post holder will be required to work in a matrix style management arrangement supporting the Associate Director of Allied Health Professional Workforce Transformation as well as working alongside colleagues from within the Nursing, Health Professions and Quality Directorate and other professional leads.



This post is a secondment due to commence on 1st October until 31st March, 2026.



This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line manager's approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.



English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply



The post holder will support the Associate Director of Workforce Transformation for Allied Health Professionals, on dedicated workforce related projects focused on the Allied Health Professions across Wales. The post holders will identify opportunities for creation of inter-professional resources and strategic and professional developments, matrix working across HEIW with engagement across the allied health professions.



Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.



HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:



Respect for All in every contact we have with others, Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving, Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect:

a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary, compassionate leadership, a meaningful values based performance appraisal process, the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?



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.