Job summary
Are you interested in playing a key role in improving Women's Health education? This post holder will be responsible for the strategic development and transformation of Women's Health education and training for current and future staff across Welsh primary, community and secondary care settings, identifying opportunities for inter-professional learning within the multi-professional team.
Provide long term planning and expertise for the management, provision, and quality assurance of the workforce development within Multi Professional Women's Health teams across NHS Wales.
Develop and roll out Women's Health educational and training programmes, embedding a quality management system as required.
Support a network of provision across Wales to develop a consistent approach to training and education in Women's Health.
Support and contribute to the wider development of education and workforce development through engagement and involvement in national programmes as relevant to the role.
Act as the lead contact and specialist for Women's Health Education and Training.
This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line manager's approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.
Main duties of the job
This is a key role within the HEIW National Programmes team. The role encompasses leadership, strategic planning, and the management of key aspects of Women's Health Education. As such, the postholder will be required to work within a matrix management arrangement, supporting the Programme Manager for Women's Health as well as working alongside clinical colleagues, trainees, and digital technologists.
This post is fixed-term/secondment until 31/03/2026, in line with the workplan.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level in relevant subject, or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Professional Registration with the NMC/HCPC.
- Specialist, in-depth knowledge of education and training - including work-based learning.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working in a Women's Health Care setting.
- Knowledge of the importance of emerging technology in healthcare and its importance to the health and care agenda.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction for NHS Wales.
- An understanding of educational governance including quality management systems.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes HEIW's values.
- Embraces change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Leads by action and inspires others.
- Ability to travel across Wales if required.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing education and training programmes within primary /secondary /community care settings.
- Experience as an educational supervisor and/or assessor within a primary/ secondary/ community setting.
- Experience of delivering objectives in a cross-organisational environment and through multi-stakeholder negotiations.
- Demonstrable experience of applying leadership, negotiating, and influencing skills.
- Experience of implementing, monitoring, and reporting on quality and outcomes of education and training.
- Financial management experience.
Desirable
- Involvement in development of research and evaluation of education and training.
- Experience of leading and implementing strategic change on a national level.
- Experience in developing educational quality management & assurance systems.
- Experience in the development of inter-professional models of training.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to network effectively and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Problem solving skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to analyse and understand a broad range of information.
- Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 packages.
- Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, compassionate leadership, and self-compassion
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level in relevant subject, or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Professional Registration with the NMC/HCPC.
- Specialist, in-depth knowledge of education and training - including work-based learning.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working in a Women's Health Care setting.
- Knowledge of the importance of emerging technology in healthcare and its importance to the health and care agenda.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction for NHS Wales.
- An understanding of educational governance including quality management systems.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes HEIW's values.
- Embraces change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Leads by action and inspires others.
- Ability to travel across Wales if required.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing education and training programmes within primary /secondary /community care settings.
- Experience as an educational supervisor and/or assessor within a primary/ secondary/ community setting.
- Experience of delivering objectives in a cross-organisational environment and through multi-stakeholder negotiations.
- Demonstrable experience of applying leadership, negotiating, and influencing skills.
- Experience of implementing, monitoring, and reporting on quality and outcomes of education and training.
- Financial management experience.
Desirable
- Involvement in development of research and evaluation of education and training.
- Experience of leading and implementing strategic change on a national level.
- Experience in developing educational quality management & assurance systems.
- Experience in the development of inter-professional models of training.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to network effectively and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Problem solving skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to analyse and understand a broad range of information.
- Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 packages.
- Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, compassionate leadership, and self-compassion
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
