Associate Director National Programmes

Job summary

The postholder will undertake a strategic role leading on the development of an effective work programme that contributes towards the delivery of national priorities across the following national programme* areas:

Planned Care (including diagnostics, cancer & genomics)

Urgent and Emergency Care

Enhanced Community Care.

The postholder will lead the national programme function to drive HEIW priorities and ensure alignment with the IMTP and Education and Training Plan and will be responsible for the development and implementation of service-facing workforce plans ensuring an effective interface with the NHS Performance and Improvement across these areas.

* Mental health is also a key national priority, and there is a separate team in place within HEIW leading implementation of a National Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan. The postholder will work closely with the Mental Health Lead to ensure synergy across the respective areas.

Main duties of the job

Lead the national programme function within HEIW and acting as the key interface with national programmes to ensure that workforce plans and priorities reflects the needs of the NHS across Wales.

Leading the development, production and implementation of service-facing workforce plans and workforce priorities that are aligned with national priorities.

Responsible for overseeing the delivery strategic service-based workforce plans/ priorities within HEIW through a series of internal working arrangements adopting a programme management approach to delivery.

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

• Masters level qualification within relevant field, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Extensive specialist knowledge over a range of disciplines. E.g., NHS planning, performance management, programme management, business planning, clinical services, information systems, research & development, finance and HR services.
• In depth knowledge of service management within the health sector
• Understanding of Welsh Government, NHS Executive and organisations principles and standards of governance, policies, strategies, and plans
• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development.

Desirable

• Postgraduate management, planning, performance, or project/programme management qualification.
• Experience of benefits management.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of NHS Service/operational management and planning.
• Senior management experience
• Financial management experience.
• Experience of producing high level reports, policies, plans, business cases and strategies.
• Experience of managing, implementing and measuring change in a complex environment.
• Analysis and interpretation of data.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in the NHS or public sector

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Presentation and training skills.
• Able to establish good working relationships at all levels internally and externally.
• Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to organise own workload and that of a team.
• Strong team player.
• Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, compassionate leadership and self-compassion.

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel across Wales and wider where appropriate.