About this role
Job summary
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)isseekinga dynamic and motivated Primary Care Manager to join the Strategic Workforce Plan for Primary Care team as a Workforce Development Manager.
This national role will provide expert oversight and leadership for actions focused on the development of the primary care administrative and support staff workforce. It offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of this vital workforce across Wales.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, engaging and committed to supporting Practice Managers and primary care teams to thrive. You will help staff feel confident,capableand well supported in increasingly complex and demanding roles.
If you are interested and would like to find out more, we would bevery happyto hear from you.
This post is being offered for a fixed term period. Applications from any NHS employees (excluding those employed by independent contractors) will be considered only as a secondment opportunity. In this case, all NHS employees must have their line manager's approval before making an application.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 10 months due to - meet the needs of the service
It may be extended or made permanent at the end of that period depending on available funding and business requirement, but there is no guarantee of continued employment in HEIW.
Main duties of the job
About the role
This exciting national role focuses on:
Rolling out and embedding the Practice Manager Framework across Wales
Driving engagement and uptake across primary care
Developing and promoting training and development opportunities
Supporting succession planning and career pathways for administrative and support staff
Providing support to a workforce that is busy,stretchedand central to service delivery
You will work at a strategic level, collaborating with stakeholders across Wales to deliver meaningful change and support workforce transformation.
Why apply?
Opportunity to work on a national programme with real impact
Gain experience within Health Education and Improvement Wales
Flexible working arrangements, which may be balanced alongside an existing role
Ideal secondment opportunity
Be part of work that genuinely supports and strengthens primary care
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; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Demonstrates awareness of current primary care contractor issues. Must be committed to supporting the organisation's values. Ability to travel within geographical area.
Desirable
Able to work hours flexibility.
Experience Essential
Managing successful programmes/ projects at a senior level and ability to assess and evaluate programme/ project outcomes. Effective partnership working with healthcare organisations. Effective stakeholder working. Successfully managing a team. Budgetary management. Significant experience at senior manager level in the NHS/primary care working in a complex healthcare environment. Substantial experience of successfully managing and implementing transformational change programmes across NHS Wales.
Desirable
Knowledge of policies in Wales and the UK
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Educated to Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience. Extensive specialist knowledge/experience in relevant field E.g. Primary Care Management including practice management, cluster development or primary care development management NHS planning, performance management, business planning, clinical services, information systems, research & development, finance, HR services. Evidence of Continued professional development. Knowledge and experience of change management. Knowledge of healthcare regulation/management.
Desirable
Project and/or Programme management office qualification (PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent experience
Skills And Attributes Essential
Excellent organisational skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Evidence of strategic and analytical thinking with problem-solving skills. Excellent influence and negotiation skills. Strong ability to write high level briefings and papers to senior managers and committees. Ability to assimilate complex information. 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 The ability to produce excellent quality work to tight and demanding deadlines. Ability to use the Microsoft Office software package to a sufficiently high level.
Desirable
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
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).
Employer details Employer name Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed
Nantgarw
CF15 7QQ
Employer's website https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)