Job Description

This post is a Fixed Term/Secondment for 5 months until 28/02/26 due to secondment cover.



If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.



An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Pembrokeshire Operational Workforce Team.



The post plays an integral part in the Pembrokeshire Operational Workforce team, providing generalist operational workforce advice to managers and staff, ensuring services are supported in accordance with operational objectives, and supporting the Workforce team in their roles, as well as supporting the Assistant Head of Workforce, the Senior Workforce Managers, Workforce Manager, and Senior Workforce Advisors within the Pembrokeshire County , and to contribute to the delivery of workforce objectives by working closely with the Workforce Team providing professional generalist workforce support, within the remit of policies and procedures, current employment law and generalist best practice.



To take an active, operational role in working with managers across all services to proactively manage sickness absence.



Support the Workforce Team with disciplinary, Respect and Resolution, any other investigations, cases and hearings, providing advice and support to line managers within the remit of Health Board policy and employment law.



To advise on employment contracts, entitlements and national and local NHS terms and conditions.



Develop an expertise in employment law and HR best practice.



To support the Head of Workforce with specified project work as it may arise from time to time, including issues around national initiatives/ projects that may necessitate representing the Health Board with external bodies.



The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh

and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.



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.



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 11/08/25