Clinical Lead for Advanced Therapies

Job summary

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician with specialist expertise in advanced therapies to contribute at a national level. The role will support the development of a comprehensive and ambitious programme designed to raise awareness and build capability across the NHS Wales workforce. This work is aligned with Theme 2 of the Delivery Plan for Advanced Therapies in Wales.

Developing our workforce is a key component of the delivery plan, ensuring that healthcare professionals are informed about, and equipped to respond to, the rapid advancements in advanced therapies. The programme aims to provide staff with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to successfully integrate these innovative treatments into everyday clinical practice.

While the postholder will formally report to the National Programmes Team, the role will require a matrix working approach. The clinical lead will work in close collaboration with colleagues in Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) to review and strengthen the education and training offer across Wales, ensuring it is fit for both current and future needs.

In addition, the postholder will engage with counterparts across the UK nations to share learning and align with best practices. They will also play a key role in quality assuring educational materials and identifying gaps where new resources are required, ensuring the workforce is well-prepared and supported in delivering advanced therapies.

Main duties of the job

• To lead the development of a national education and training programmeto build awareness and capability in advanced therapies across the NHS Wales workforce.
• Identify and support healthcare professionalswhose roles involve advanced therapies, helping them access appropriate CPD opportunities.
• Contribute to workforce transformation by identifying gaps in career pathways and supporting the development of new roles related to advanced therapies.
• Liaise with external organisations including Health Boards/Trusts, professional and regulatory bodies, education providers, Welsh Government, and other key stakeholder organisations to develop and expand learning opportunities in advanced therapies.

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?