Planning and Performance Business Partner

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering planning that matters and makes a difference to the future workforce of NHS Wales? If yes, you will find the role of Planning and Performance Business Partner - Integrated Medium Term Plan fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

For this role, we are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual with excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to manage multiple agendas in a busy department whilst being able to use your own initiative and skills to problem solve.

This role will provide programme leadership for the development of the HEIW Integrated Medium Term Plan. As a Business Partner you will work collaboratively with Directorates in developing their strategic planning and improving their performance as part of the planning and performance team approach.

It is an exciting time to join Health Education and Improvement Wales as we continue to support the development of a world leading quality focused health and care system, and this includes you, development is a key part of the role and there are a multitude of opportunities available.

We encourage applications from imaginative thinkers, and those that are creative and determined in their approach.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will undertake a strategic role in leading the development and delivery of HEIW's Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) on behalf of NHS Wales.

Responsible for Business Continuity Planning ensuring HEIW has a fit-for-purpose Business Continuity Plan and supporting any crisis management arrangements.

Undertake line management of the Assistant Planner for the IMTP and Sustainability Programme Manager.

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?