Associate Director Workforce Transformation (Nursing and Midwifery)
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and senior Nurse or Midwifery Leader to be responsible for the strategic and operational Workforce Modernisation of the Nursing and Midwifery workforce ensuring effective strategic support to NHS Wales in delivering the vision set out in Government policies through the implementation of the objectives agreed through Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) Integrated Medium term Plan (IMTP).
Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Nursing, Health Professionals and Quality, the post holder will be the lead for the design and implementation of major workforce programmes across Wales formulating long term strategic plans and will be the expert in their field.
The Associate Director Workforce Transformation (Nursing and Midwifery) will deputise for the Executive Director of Nursing, Health Professions and Quality as required, will support the Executive Director of Nursing, Health Professionals and Quality in Financial Management, Management Procedures, Governance, Risk Management and be part of the directorate senior management team.
Interviews for this post are scheduled for 3rd November, in person at Ty Dysgu, Nantgarw CF15 7QQ.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Ensure effective arrangements are in place for the delivery of workforce modernisation programmes across primary, community and secondary care in support of A Healthier Wales, NHS Wales National Programmes, Welsh Government priorities, Duty of Quality, NHS Wales in 10+ years.
Manage a complex set of stakeholder relationships required to deliver changes across education, service, government and private/industry sectors, this will include working with clinicians, director-level managers and private organisations.
To be a visible leader facilitating and engaging staff and clinicians to contribute to the overall strategic direction of workforce and education improvement/ transformation.
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 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 Nurse or Midwife qualification on the NMC register.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Higher Degree - Masters level education or equivalent.
- Extensive Knowledge/ experience of the nursing and midwifery agenda acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience.
- Extensive specialist knowledge required over all nursing and midwifery matters as well as the wider health professional workforce.
- Sound knowledge of the NHS, current Government policies, workforce related initiatives.
- A depth of profession knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines such as education management, financial management, performance management, information systems and staff management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level within the nursing and midwifery profession.
- An understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in Wales and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Effective partnership working with Health and Social Care organisations.
- Effective partnership working with education providers.
- Experience of effectively working with regulatory bodies.
- Experience in clinical or social care.
- Senior management experience including budget management.
- Successful delivery of complex projects.
- Implementing change in a complex environment.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent operational management skills.
- A facilitating and enabling approach and a team player.
- Strategic and analytical thinker with diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to develop ideas and translate strategy into action.
- Ability to work across organisations and to create and sustain effective working relationships at all levels.
- Ability to focus on the delivery of outcomes.
- Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness and compassionate leadership.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Other
Essential
- Prepared to travel extensively across Wales and UK where necessary.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Cardiff
CF15 7QQ
United Kingdom
