Job vacancy: AHP Workforce Transformation Clinical Lead, Health Education and Improvement Wales, Nantgarw

Job summary

Main area

Education & Training

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract

Secondment: 6 months (1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 in line with available funding.)

Hours

Part time
Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (An agile working model to allow flexibility between home and office-based working.)

Job ref

082-AHP004-0825

Employer: Health Education and Improvement Wales
Employer type: NHS
Site: Health Education & Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Town: Nantgarw
Salary: £56,514 - £63,623 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/08/2025 23:59

AHP Workforce Transformation Clinical Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8a

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.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Educated to Master’s degree level in relevant subject, or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Allied Health Professional as defined within Wales. Specialist, in-depth knowledge of allied health professions Quality and Safety, Research and Innovation and/or Service Transformation.
Knowledge of HEIW’s remit and responsibilities.
Knowledge of the importance of emerging technology in healthcare and its importance to the health and care agenda.
Extensive knowledge and experience of working in a allied health professional setting.
Knowledge of the strategic direction for NHS Wales.

Desirable criteria

Post graduate educational qualification.
Project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of developing Quality and Safety, Research and Innovation and/or Service Transformation within allied healthcare settings.
Experience as an educational supervisor within an allied health care setting.
Delivery of objectives in a cross- organisational environment and through multi-stakeholder negotiations.

Desirable criteria

Involvement in research and evaluation of education and training and/or workforce transformation.
Experience of leading and implementing strategic change.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Demonstrate strategic thinking.
Demonstrate experience of leadership, negotiation and influencing skills.
Ability to network effectively and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to problem solve and respond to sudden unexpected demands.
Able to identify and resolve risks in highly complex scenarios.
Highly skilled communicator able to influence, provide and receive, convey, and present complex and potentially contentious information to large groups, responding to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
Ability to analyse and understand a broad range of information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ or there is no obvious solution.
Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise to influence direction and implementation, with the confidence to debate this on a national stage.
Ensure the most appropriate use of resources to ensure that workforce and education programme objectives are delivered in a timely and effective manner-requiring highly skilled organisational and planning expertise.
Able to concentrate for prolonged periods under pressure and adapt to unpredictable demands.
Advanced keyboard and informatics skills.

Desirable criteria

Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

Essential criteria

To comply with HEIW and NHS Wales values, including respect and dignity; commitment to quality of care; compassion and working together for patients.
Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and can take actions which support and promote this agenda.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
Embraces change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
Leads by action and inspires others

Desirable criteria

Ability to travel across Wales if required

Employer pledge demonstrating a commitment to change how we think and act about mental health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Nicky Thomas
Job title: Associate Director AHP Workforce Transformation
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 078 1134 0198

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AHP Workforce Transformation Clinical Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Applicant requirements

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