Head of Strategic Workforce Planning

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and visionary leader to join us as our Head of Strategic Workforce Planning. Working with the Assistant Director of Strategic Workforce Planning, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring NHS Wales has the workforce it needs--now and for the future. You'll work with senior leaders, influence national policy, and deliver innovative solutions that impact health and care across Wales.

This is a national role, leading the development and implementation of workforce planning across NHS Wales. You will be responsible for the delivery of a number of national programmes of work, develop ways to enable NHS Wales to more effectively plan its future workforce requirements, influence strategic direction and support the vision for HEIW to be the system leader for workforce intelligence and planning. The postholder will be an authoritative expert in strategic workforce planning, providing highly specialist advice and knowledge to NHS Wales, leading development of strategic workforce planning approaches and guidance, advising on the national workforce issues, analysing workforce trends and developing national policy and strategic workforce plans.

Based in Ty Dysgu, Nantgarw this role will have a hybrid working pattern with two/three days office based. You will work in a matrix model with colleagues from across HEIW.

Main duties of the job

This national, strategic role will provide expert advice and challenge to NHS Wales and partners, influencing policy and service transformation. Leading and influencing a variety of national programmes and undertaking specific projects within organisations across Wales, providing specialist advice and guidance. The postholder will influence and shape the development, delivery and evaluation of a broad range of workforce intelligence, specifically around external factors influencing workforce supply and availability. You will develop strong links with organisations and senior managers across Wales, advising on the development of workforce plans, skills and knowledge and building the capability of managers to undertake evidence-based planning for future workforce needs.

The postholder will also lead on the development of the workforce planning elements for the HEIW Education and Training Plan for NHS Wales; undertaking horizon scanning, analysis of workforce intelligence from a range of sources and engagement with Health Boards, professional bodies, medical specialty leads etc. To support this, the postholder will work with colleagues across HEIW, advising on development of forecasting and modelling techniques e.g. scenario planning of highly complex multi-faceted information sources to inform future decisions on the development of the workforce in Wales.

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?