Project Manager

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of medical education and training in Wales.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking a Project Manager (Medical Education Reform) to lead the delivery of high-quality projects across three core reform workstreams:

Transition from undergraduate to postgraduate training

Increasing flexibility in training

Supporting and enabling medical trainers

The postholder will:

Manage a portfolio of reform projects from planning through to evaluation, ensuring delivery aligns with HEIW's strategic priorities.

Work closely with stakeholders across NHS Wales, education providers, and national bodies to deliver impactful change.

Coordinate meetings, events, and online resources to support reform objectives.

Analyse programme data, identify trends, and present recommendations to inform senior decision-making.

Lead on communication strategies, risk management, and policy/process improvements.

We are looking for an experienced project management professional with strong organisational, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills. You should be confident in managing multiple deadlines, interpreting complex information, and influencing decision-making in a collaborative environment.

Main duties of the job

If you are passionate about improving medical education and want to make a tangible difference to healthcare in Wales, this role offers an excellent opportunity to lead meaningful change.

Main Duties of the Job

• Responsible for the management of a portfolio of projects within the Medical Education Reform Programme.

• Work closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered effectively and efficiently and coordinate project planning, delivery, reporting, and evaluation activities aligned with HEIW's strategic objectives.

• Provide specialist advice and guidance to a broad range of stakeholders on a wide range of issues in relation to projects within theMedical Education Reform Programme.

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

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to funding. 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.

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?