Clinical Lead- Implementation of the Strategic Nursing Workforce Plan inCardiff inCardiff PUBLISHED 7 JUN 2024

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for 4 experienced nurses to join Health Education and Improvement Wales as clinical leads to support the delivery of the Strategic Nursing Workforce Plan (SNWP) for Wales.

The Strategic Nursing Plan for Wales is a plan for employers and the nursing profession in Wales. It is a plan for investment and for sustainability: to recruit high calibre individuals into the profession, to train more nurses, to retain our dedicated nursing workforce and to transform the way nurses work. The plan offers solutions over the next ten years to transform and support the nursing workforce to deal with the challenges and issues faced by the workforce.

As a clinical lead within the programme, the post holder will be responsible for working alongside other departments within HEIW and other NHS Wales organisations including Health Boards/Trusts to deliver aspects of the SNWP.

The successful candidate will require experience as a senior nurse and will be expected to apply their knowledge and experience of working at a senior level to the delivery of the SNWP.

Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply as a secondment opportunity, you must have your line manager's approval. This post may be extended or made permanent at the end of the fixed term/secondment period depending on available funding and business needs.

Main duties of the job

Leading the management of change using best practice, to ensure successful delivery of the plan's objectives.

Delivering the Strategic Nursing Workforce Plan actions and transforming the nursing workforce by using various strategies to influence key stakeholders including Welsh Government, professional bodies, senior leaders and the nursing workforce.

Interpreting national guidelines and policy to enable management of the Programme including risks and developing contingency plans as and when necessary.

Supporting improved performance and service delivery in NHS Wales through nursing workforce transformation by providing expert/specialist clinical workforce re-design knowledge and technical expertise for effective strategic support in delivering the SNWP

Ensuring programme risks and issues are monitored and managed by developing creative solutions for mitigating actions where necessary and ensure these are escalated as appropriate.

Working with colleagues to ensure the scope and objectives of the programmes are clear and interdependencies are managed.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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 2.

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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to Masters level
• Registered with the NMC
• Evidence of Continued professional development
• Knowledge and experience of change management
• Knowledge of Health and Social care policies in Wales
• 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
• Effective stakeholder working
• Successfully managing a team
• Budgetary management
• Significant experience at senior manager level in the NHS working 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

Other

Essential

• Demonstrate awareness of current NHS issues
• Must be committed to supporting the organisation's values
• Ability to travel within geographical area

Desirable

• Able to work hours flexibility

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Evidence of strategic and analytical thinking with diagnostic and 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 work across organisational boundaries
• Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels
• Good time management, prioritisation and efficiency
• Research Skills
• 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

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to Masters level
• Registered with the NMC
• Evidence of Continued professional development
• Knowledge and experience of change management
• Knowledge of Health and Social care policies in Wales
• 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
• Effective stakeholder working
• Successfully managing a team
• Budgetary management
• Significant experience at senior manager level in the NHS working 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

Other

Essential

• Demonstrate awareness of current NHS issues
• Must be committed to supporting the organisation's values
• Ability to travel within geographical area

Desirable

• Able to work hours flexibility

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Evidence of strategic and analytical thinking with diagnostic and 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 work across organisational boundaries
• Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels
• Good time management, prioritisation and efficiency
• Research Skills
• 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 .

From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address

Ty Dysgu

Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ

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