Job Description

Job overview



As part of the translation team, to provide a translation and interpreting service to staff and the various departments in Health Education and Improvement Wales.



This includes the translation of documents from English to Welsh and occasionally from Welsh to English, as well as assisting the Communications team to provide Welsh language content via social media.



The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.



This role will contribute to ensuring that HEIW complies with the current Welsh Language legislation requirements, thereby helping to ensure that bilingual services are offered to our stakeholders across Wales.



The post holder will help to deliver a comprehensive Welsh language service in line with HEIW's Welsh language policies and procedures and Welsh Language legislation.



The post holder will work closely with service managers to support service improvement and ensure that the Welsh language is a key consideration in all Health Authority business.



Personal development is of high importance to us here at HEIW, and thus being the case, the post holder will have the opportunity to study a masters degree in translation at Aberystwyth University if they so wish.



Please contact Mrs Bethan Davis for informal discussion prior to applications being submitted.



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?



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