About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join HEIW on a secondment basis to support transformation in audiology across NHS Wales.
The post is a 0.5 whole-time equivalent role (18.75 hours per week) offered on a part time, flexible basis to be agreed. The post is open to registered professionals working in NHS Wales currently; those working within healthcare science, AHP, nursing, midwifery or other professions are equally welcome to apply.
The postholder will work alongside audiology service leads and the HEIW Associate Director for Workforce Transformation (Healthcare Science). Leading a 11 month project, the postholder will support developments towards transformation in audiology. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the ambitions of A Healthier Wales, the Healthcare Science in NHS Wales: Looking Forward Framework and the Future Approach for Audiology Services.
This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line manager's approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.
Main duties of the job
This role within the HEIW Nursing and Health Professions Transformation and Quality Directorate is funded to support the Welsh Government Future Approach for Audiology Services. The role encompasses leadership, strategic planning, and management of key aspects of audiology transformation. As such the postholder will be required to work in a matrix style management arrangement with the HEIW Associate Director of Healthcare Science Workforce Transformation as well as working closely with audiology, medical physics and clinical engineering service leads and colleagues from health boards and trusts of NHS Wales.
This is an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Registered Professional to work at a national level to develop and lead a strategic programme of work to lead the delivery of the priority actions across workforce transformation.
The focus for the 2026/27 secondment is on optimising acoustic standards in audiology services. The secondee will work with services across Wales to address variability in acoustic conditions through initial benchmarking, developing and implementing a standardised, sustainable protocol of ambient noise monitoring in the clinical settings, creating an associated skills framework for the audiology workforce, and developing a national plan for improvement.
This post is secondment until 31/08/2027 due to funding.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Educated to Masters level Registered with the NMC/HCPC or healthcare science regulatory bodies Knowledge of healthcare regulation
Desirable
Project and/or Programme management office qualification (PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Developing business cases for projects including proven experience in writing business cases Managing successful programmes/projects at a senior level and ability to assess and evaluate programme/project outcomes Effective partnership working with healthcare organisations.
Desirable
Knowledge of policies in Wales and the UK
Skills and Attributes Essential
Evidence of strategic and analytical thinking with diagnostic and problem-solving skills. Excellent influence and negotiation skills. Excellent presentation skills to present a range of concepts and analysis to senior managers, directors, senior clinicians and professionals in the wider health community. Must be able to manage varying levels of understanding. Ability to work across organisational boundaries. Research Skills.
Desirable
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other Essential
Ability to travel within geographical area.
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 Health Education and Improvement Wales, Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Nantgarw, Cardiff
CF15 7QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)