Job summary
- Main area
- People & Culture
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed term or Secondment opportunity)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-AC039-0326
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Brecon
- Salary
- £65,424 - £76,021 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
People & Culture Transformation & Change Partner
Band 8b
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.
Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS DUE TO FUNDING
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST
We are seeking an exceptional, highly credible individual to take a leading role in delivering our ambitious workforce transformation agenda. This strategic role offers the opportunity to shape the workforce of the future and directly influence how services evolve across our organisation. As a senior leader within the Directorate, you will operate with considerable autonomy, bringing expertise, authority and insight to a wide range of transformation, workforce planning and organisational change programmes. You will play a central role in embedding workforce considerations into strategic decision‑making, ensuring that new service models are supported by sustainable and future‑focused workforce solutions.
Working across a complex organisational landscape, you will represent the Directorate at senior forums, influence key stakeholders and lead the development of robust workforce plans, organisational design proposals and people change frameworks, ensuring compliance, clarity and high standards across all workforce elements of transformation.
This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished workforce professional to make a significant strategic contribution
Main duties of the job
This role will provide senior workforce leadership, advice and professional oversight across a portfolio of transformation and service redesign programs. They will ensure that workforce implications are assessed, planned for and integrated into strategic decision‑making. Key duties include:
Providing authoritative workforce expertise and acting as the senior P& C representative across designated programmes
Leading the development of workforce transformation plans, including organisational design, workforce modelling, capacity and demand analysis, skill‑mix reviews and scenario planning.
Advising on organisational change and ensuring legal, consultation and equality compliance.
Producing evidence‑based workforce options, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, business case input and implementation plans.
Facilitating effective engagement and partnership working
Communicating complex, sensitive or contentious information clearly and professionally.
Monitoring delivery against milestones, identifying workforce risks, issues and interdependencies, and ensuring robust reporting into governance structures.
Providing leadership to the E‑Systems function, ensuring effective coordination and deployment of specialist expertise.
The role requires a senior workforce professional with strong analytical capability, significant relevant experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and operate at a senior level.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
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
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. HR, Organisational Development, Workforce Planning)
- Chartered Member of the CIPD
- Evidence of continuous professional development in workforce planning, organisational change or transformation
- Expert knowledge of workforce planning methodologies
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in organisational development, workforce analytics or change management
- Programme or project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, Agile)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant senior-level experience in workforce planning, organisational development or transformation within a large, complex organisation
- Proven experience of leading workforce aspects of major transformation or service redesign programmes
- Developing and implementing complex organisational change and consultation processes
- Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with Trade Unions and staff representatives
- Undertaking complex workforce analysis and translating insight into actionable plans
Desirable criteria
- Experience within the NHS or public sector
- Workforce information systems, modelling tools and advanced analytics
- Managing specialist teams or functions
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Credibility and authority at senior level
- Resilience and adaptability in a complex, fast-changing environment
- Strong commitment to partnership working and staff engagement
- Values-led, inclusive and collaborative leadership style
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across the Health Board footprint
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katelyn Falvey
- Job title
- Head of Workforce Transformation & Planning
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 712580
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