The post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Education, Strategy and Transformation Directorate within Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). The directorate is responsible for commissioning education and training for pre-registration healthcare professionals to enable them to enter the workforce. In addition, we support the development of professionals with post-registration education to ensure they are supported throughout their career.
This post is a fixed term/secondment for 18 months until 31 March 2028 due to secondment cover. 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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The post holders will be required to provide effective and efficient clerical and administrative support to the Education, Strategy and Transformation Directorate within HEIW. They must be able to prioritise their workload and manage competing demands and interruptions. The role will involve coordinating and implementing office procedures and will require a high level of organisational skills, alongside an excellent working knowledge of administrative systems.
The post holder will be responsible for:
Providing administrative support for meetings, including preparing and producing accurate minutes. Some travel may be required to support face-to-face meetings across Wales.
Working collaboratively as part of a team and providing cross-cover during periods of absence.
Managing and prioritising their own workload, using initiative where appropriate.
Handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
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?
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.
