Job summary
An exciting job share opportunity has arisen for the Head of Post-Registration Education Commissioning and Quality within HEIW's Education Strategy and Transformation Directorate. The position is permanent for 22.5 hours per week. This pivotal role will shape the future of health professional education in Wales, ensuring sustainable workforce development and high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the commissioning and allocation of postgraduate/post-registration education funding.
- Provide strategic oversight and policy development for health professional education at a national level.
- Collaborate with Health Boards and Trusts to identify and address workforce education needs, including advanced practice and non-medical prescribing.
- Ensure value for money, quality assurance, and alignment with Welsh Government policies.
- Represent HEIW at national and external meetings, influencing decision-making and policy direction.
- Deputise for the Deputy Director of Education Commissioning and Quality when required.
About You:We are looking for a dynamic and autonomous professional with a strong background in health education strategy. You should have experience in senior leadership, budget management, and delivering high-impact education initiatives across the health sector.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or 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
- Registered Healthcare Professional requiring registration on a Clinical Professional Register (HCPC/NMC) e.g. Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional etc
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Specialist knowledge of education provision and delivery
- Significant specialist Knowledge/experience of education commissioning
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in Wales
Experience
Essential
- Senior management experience including experience in budgetary management
- Knowledge/experience of procurement services and tendering
- Knowledge/experience of working in Higher Education or NHS
- Evidence of effective partnership working
- Project management experience
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Knowledge of Health and Social Care policies in Wales
- Knowledge of Education policies in Wales and the UK
- Knowledge of vocational education and workforce development
- Knowledge of health care regulation
Other
Essential
- Ability to assimilate complex information
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise/manage own workload
- Special requirements to perform in the role e.g. Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Able to work hours flexibly
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strategic and analytical thinker with diagnostic and problem solving skills
- Ability to understand and use complex information
- Ability to work across organisations and to create and sustain effective working relationships at all levels
- Experience of policy development
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Report writing skills
- Excellent verbal and written presentation skills
- Research Skills
- Competent with IT including word, excel and project
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional requiring registration on a Clinical Professional Register (HCPC/NMC) e.g. Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional etc
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Specialist knowledge of education provision and delivery
- Significant specialist Knowledge/experience of education commissioning
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in Wales
Experience
Essential
- Senior management experience including experience in budgetary management
- Knowledge/experience of procurement services and tendering
- Knowledge/experience of working in Higher Education or NHS
- Evidence of effective partnership working
- Project management experience
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Knowledge of Health and Social Care policies in Wales
- Knowledge of Education policies in Wales and the UK
- Knowledge of vocational education and workforce development
- Knowledge of health care regulation
Other
Essential
- Ability to assimilate complex information
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise/manage own workload
- Special requirements to perform in the role e.g. Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Able to work hours flexibly
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strategic and analytical thinker with diagnostic and problem solving skills
- Ability to understand and use complex information
- Ability to work across organisations and to create and sustain effective working relationships at all levels
- Experience of policy development
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Report writing skills
- Excellent verbal and written presentation skills
- Research Skills
- Competent with IT including word, excel and project
Desirable
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).
