Job summary
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
Main duties of the job
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.
Personaldevelopment 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.
About us
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?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- A relevant Degree in Translation, Welsh or related area.
- Knowledge of Office Microsoft Office software.
Desirable
- Basic Membership of the Welsh Association of Translators and Interpreters.
- Knowledge of interpreting and a willingness to train.
- Knowledge of the current legislative framework for Welsh language services in the NHS.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced keyboard skills, with accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent written skills in Welsh and English.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Ability to manage workloads.
- Ability to work as a team and independently.
- Act in an innovative capacity in sharing best practice across the NHS Wales Translation community.
- Able to multi-task and manage urgent requests.
- Willingness to follow instructions
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to use and experience of using the latest technology for written translation (i.e. translation memory, machine translation)
- Some experience of working in a professional capacity with languages/communications
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Experience of working in translation/digital communications.
Values
Essential
- Approachable.
- Enthusiastic.
- Committed to providing high quality translation service.
- A flexible approach to work.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- A relevant Degree in Translation, Welsh or related area.
- Knowledge of Office Microsoft Office software.
Desirable
- Basic Membership of the Welsh Association of Translators and Interpreters.
- Knowledge of interpreting and a willingness to train.
- Knowledge of the current legislative framework for Welsh language services in the NHS.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced keyboard skills, with accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent written skills in Welsh and English.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Ability to manage workloads.
- Ability to work as a team and independently.
- Act in an innovative capacity in sharing best practice across the NHS Wales Translation community.
- Able to multi-task and manage urgent requests.
- Willingness to follow instructions
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to use and experience of using the latest technology for written translation (i.e. translation memory, machine translation)
- Some experience of working in a professional capacity with languages/communications
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Experience of working in translation/digital communications.
Values
Essential
- Approachable.
- Enthusiastic.
- Committed to providing high quality translation service.
- A flexible approach to work.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
