Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- Medical Director ESP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 082-MD003-0425
- Employer
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Dysgu
- Town
- Nantgarw
- Salary
- £155,963 - £167,079 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Director
Medical Director ESP
Job overview
Make a national impact. Shape the future of healthcare workforce in Wales.
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an outstanding medical leader with a passion for education to take on the pivotal role of Medical Director. This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of the healthcare workforce in Wales at the highest level.
Main duties of the job
As Medical Director, you will hold a senior executive Board level position, with corporate responsibility for strategy, policy and delivery of HEIW’s aims. You will lead nationally on the strategic direction and delivery of:
· Postgraduate medical, dental, pharmacy and optometry education and training,
· Workforce plans and transformation relating these professions
· Appraisal and revalidation
You will work closely with our NHS partners, as well as professional bodies, regulators, Welsh Government and four nations colleagues.
You will also serve as the Responsible Officer for around 3,500 postgraduate doctors in training in Wales, with statutory responsibility for overseeing appraisal and performance monitoring, ensuring robust revalidation processes, and managing fitness to practise concerns in collaboration with employers and the GMC.
Working for our organisation
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?
Detailed job description and main 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.
About you:
We are looking for an inspirational, creative, visible and compassionate leader with a passion for education and a track record in innovation. You will bring:
- Significant experience in medical and interprofessional education and management
- Proven leadership at, or close to, Board level
- Excellent relationship-building skills across local, national, and UK-wide stakeholders
- A deep understanding of education strategy, systems, and policy in healthcare
You must hold full specialist or GP registration with the General Medical Council, along with a current Licence to Practise.
HEIW is the strategic workforce organisation and Statutory Education Body for NHS Wales. As a Special Health Authority, we play a unique and vital role in developing national solutions for a sustainable workforce, drawing on a range of specialist education, training and workforce development functions. We are committed to making Wales a great place to train and work for our health and care professionals and contributing to improving patient care and population health.
What we offer:
· A strong workplace culture and opportunity to shape the future of the NHS Wales workforce
· A varied and diverse portfolio to support personal and professional development
· A hybrid working model, with headquarters at Ty Dysgu – conveniently located near Cardiff, the M4, and A470
· Flexible living options with access to Wales’ coastlines, countryside, and vibrant cities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medically qualified with a background on Primary or Secondary care or Public Health.
- Full specialist or GP registration with the General Medical Council
- Licence to practise with GMC
- Relevant Postgraduate medical qualifications.
- Formal leadership and management training and development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience within the NHS
- Significant experience of leadership and strategic management at a senior level.
- Extensive experience at a senior level of medical management and medical education in the NHS with a demonstrable track record of developing and leading effective teams
- Demonstrable experience of leading and delivering transformational change.
- Experience of dealing with a range of complex issues within a politically sensitive and multi stakeholder environment.
- Understanding the complexities of health policy development at national level and how it translates to delivery at national, regional, and local levels
- Applying recognised methodologies in, for example, quality improvement, health service leadership and health services research.
- Experience of dealing with fitness to practice and performance issues
Desirable criteria
- Recognised contributions to undergraduate and postgraduate education and training at both regional and national levels is desirable.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In depth understanding and knowledge of medical education strategy and policy and post graduate medical training systems and processes
- Understanding of strategic workforce planning and how to use this to deliver service change.
Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Role models compassionate leadership behaviours
- Advocates strongly for building highly inclusive, diverse, workforces with equality for all.
- Open, visible, and dynamic leadership with gravitas to engage an extensive range of senior stakeholders, across health, education, regulation, and government
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Howells
- Job title
- Chief Executive
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Ready to lead change?
If you’re excited by this unique opportunity to lead and inspire, we want to hear from you. For more information, please see the attached candidate pack.
To arrange a confidential conversation, contact our Chief Executive, Alex Howells, at [email protected].
We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK. If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW - Work in the UK.
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