Job Description

Are you an experienced administrator with a passion for leading teams and delivering high-quality support services?



We're looking for a proactive and organised Business Support Team Leader to join our centralised Business Support Team within the HEIW Pharmacy Deanery.



In this pivotal role, you'll coordinate and delegate tasks across the team to ensure the smooth delivery of a wide range of administrative functions that support our national pharmacy education programmes.

What we're looking for:

Proven experience in administrative roles, including event coordination and digital systems support.

Strong leadership skills with experience supervising or managing a team.

Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.

Confidence using Microsoft Office tools and managing data accurately.

A flexible, self-motivated approach and a commitment to continuous improvement.



If you're ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in supporting pharmacy education across Wales, we'd love to hear from you.



This post is fixed term/secondment for 18 months due to - meet the needs of the service



Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply as a secondment opportunity, you must have your line manager's approval. This post may be extended or made permanent at the end of the fixed term/secondment period depending on available funding and business needs



Planning, organisation, and delivery of both virtual and face-to-face training events.

Overseeing the setup and maintenance of e-learning packages and user guidance materials.

Providing technical support and guidance to users of our e-learning platform.

Acting as the first point of escalation for complex queries and ensuring a customer-focused approach.

Supporting the operational delivery of CPD programmes, National Enhanced Services training, and other post-registration offerings.

Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of educational resources.

Monitoring team performance, identifying process improvements, and supporting the development of team members.



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 and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.