Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join HEIW on a secondment basis to support the development of Workforce and Education within Healthcare Science in NHS Wales.



The post is a 0.5 Whole-time equivalent roles offered on a part time, flexible basis to be agreed. The post is open to professionals across Healthcare Science in clinical or education roles currently. Experience of Healthcare Science Education at all levels is desirable.



The postholder will work alongside the Programme Manager for Healthcare Science and Associate Director for Workforce Transformation, as well as with established HEIW functions including Education Commissioning. Working as part of a small team and leading task and finish groups of the National Healthcare Science Network, the postholder will support developments towards workforce transformation of staff working within Healthcare Science Professions. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the ambitions of A Healthier Wales and the Healthcare Science in NHS Wales: Looking Forward Framework.



This is a key role within the HEIW Nursing and Health Professions Transformation and Quality Directorate and the HEIW-managed national Healthcare Science Programme. The role encompasses leadership, strategic planning, and management of key aspects of Workforce transformation. As such the postholder will be required to work in a matrix style management arrangement supporting the Associate Director of Healthcare Science Workforce Transformation as well as working alongside colleagues from Health Boards and Trusts of NHS Wales and other professional leads.



This post is fixed term / secondment until 31/03/2027 inline with workplan.



If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.



The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.



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.