Job summary
- Main area
- Medical & Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Secondment: 2 years (Existing T&Cs)
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 028-MD010-1126
- Employer
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bocam Park
- Town
- Pencoed
- Salary
- £114,099 - £166,585 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Session by session
- Closing
- 18/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
National Clinical Lead
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Welcome to NHS Wales Performance and Improvement, a new national support function, operational from 1 April 2023
Our key purpose is to…
Drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
To find out more visit NHS Wales Performance and Improvement.
Our values
Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis.
Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.
Job overview
This post is secondment for 2 years
Applications are invited for the following National Clinical Lead roles:
- Maternity, Neonatal, Women's & Children's Health
- Chronic Conditions
- Ageing Well & End of Life Care
- Planned Care, Cancer & Diagnostics
- Urgent & Emergency Care
- Improvement & Transformation
About the Role
We are seeking experienced and influential clinical leaders to provide strategic clinical leadership across NHS Wales Clinical Programmes.
National Clinical Leads will play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting the delivery of national priorities, working collaboratively with Programme Directors, Programme Leads, healthcare professionals and wider system partners to improve outcomes, quality, safety and equity for the population of Wales.
These roles will help strengthen national clinical leadership capacity across the Clinical Programmes Division and establish the leadership foundations required to support the delivery of NHS Wales Performance and Improvement objectives.
Main duties of the job
Within NHSWP&I, clinical programmes are the core delivery mechanism for system improvement, aligned to national and health board priorities. Each programme acts as the ‘knowledge-to-practice’ element of the Learning Health and Care System described in the National Clinical Framework (NCF), connecting national policy and evidence with local delivery, with clinical leadership at its centre. Programmes move NHS Wales from fragmented, condition-specific working to integrated, pathway-based models, with clear accountability and measurable impact.
Each clinical programme exists to diagnose system challenges using data, quality intelligence and triangulated evidence; to provide improvement and implementation support that turns national policy and evidence into practical change; to enable collaboration between health boards, primary care and third sector partners; and to drive consistent, equitable standards and pathways that reduce unwarranted variation. Programmes work to five shared principles: outcomes, value, equity, a matrix and pathway approach, and data-driven improvement.
Working for our organisation
NHS Wales Performance & Improvement (formerly the NHS Wales Executive) has an important and valuable role in the delivery of key Welsh Government priorities:
• To support NHS Wales to deliver better health services for patients and the public
• To support Ministers to hold NHS Wales to account for the provision of health services
Since its inception in April 2023, strong foundations have been put in place within NHS Wales Performance & Improvement (NHS P&I) - including a more joined up and informed approach between policy development and operational NHS delivery, and improved coordination and collaboration across whole systems and pathways. Building on this foundation, NHS P&I aims to be an acknowledged centre of excellence in its field, efficient and responsive to the needs of both NHS Wales and Ministers, supporting best practice, and streamlining accountability.
NHS P&I will support the NHS by providing:
- Improvement services
- Innovation support
- Value and sustainability support
- Clinical expertise in service improvement, drawing on the best in Wales
- Regional delivery support
NHS P&I will support Ministers by providing:
- Financial delivery support
- Performance management support
- Planning advice
- Advice to Welsh Government on use of powers of directions and intervention
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
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Person specification
Full appropriate professional registration
Essential criteria
- A respected senior clinician with credibility across your professional community.
- Passionate about improving outcomes, quality, safety and experience for patients and citizens.
- An effective collaborator, able to influence across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Experienced in quality improvement, transformation, service redesign or pathway development.
- Committed to reducing unwarranted variation and improving equity of access and outcomes across Wales.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification in medical/clinical education
Detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant national guidelines and best practices
Essential criteria
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant national guidelines and best practices
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vivienne Thorngate
- Job title
- People & OD Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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