Succession Planning and Talent Management Lead
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Job overview
This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 01/09/2026 . If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
The Organisation Development (OD) Department plays a prominent role in supporting and enabling the delivery of the Workforce, Organisational Development and Education Strategy 2020-2030.
You will join an OD team that is friendly, supportive, creative and dynamic, who are passionate and committed to making a difference to our leaders, their teams and the organisation through leadership development programmes, Talent Management, Succession Planning and Coaching.
We are looking for a warm, friendly and vibrant person with excellent interpersonal skills, strong organisation abilities and advanced digital proficiency. Someone with great listening skills, understands the importance of good senior leadership talent acquisition and one who is dedicated to identifying and developing our future leaders.
Driving improvements across our Health Board to better spot and nurture talent, you will engage with staff in a wide range of settings, using your skills and experience to recognise and define needs creating a healthy pipeline of talent and supporting us to build a first class organisation.
If this sounds like your ideal working environment we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Are you able to…- Create meaningful work & growth opportunities for staff, identifying leadership potential
- Create 'stretch' opportunities
- Implement & manage an internal mentoring framework to include reverse mentoring
- Harness & mobilise leadership talent & ambition
- Effectively manage & progress the senior leadership talent acquisition process
- Analyse information to produce/present tailored reports to a variety of audiences within agreed timescales.
- To support & drive innovation and efficiencies across TMSP processes, including power BI, 365 automation.
- A strong team player with a good working ethos, hands-on, pragmatic & a flexible attitude
- A 'present' & active listener
- Willing to jump in, be ready to change plans at any time with a smile
- Positive with an enthusiastic approach to life/work
- Passionate about supporting staff to be the best they can be & to maximise their potential
- Advanced digital skills, specialist knowledge/experience of MS Power Apps & Office 365 automation.
- Excellent report & researching abilities, preparing qualitative & quantitative reports
- An analytical & curious mind with meticulous attention to detail, approaching all work with accuracy & professionalism whilst meeting deadlines
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHShealthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilitiesservices.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well aspublic, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued
team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery
Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in
Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed
community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are actively encouraged to contact the appointing manager prior to submitting their application.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 12/08/25
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Master’s level education or demonstrable equivalent experience
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent knowledge & experience or training
- Knowledge of OD Tools and Techniques and activities
- Accredited Coaching Qualification at level 5 or willing to work towards
- Evidence of ongoing professional development at master’s level
- Track record of implementing TM&SP initiatives in a large multi-profession organisation e.g. assessments centres and psychometrics
- Excellent digital skills including use of Office 365 applications and knowledge of high level data extraction and analysis using relevant and available technology
- 360 feedback facilitation
- CIPD
- Experience of working in an OD environment
- Member of professional W/F & OD body CIPD or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive previous experience of working in the NHS/public service in a busy, complex environment with sensitive and confidential information
- Developing systems and processes to appropriately collect, store and utilise information to support talent pipelines and individual development needs
- Previous experience of providing leadership and operational management of responsible portfolio
- Experience of sourcing, tendering and commissioning of organisational development programmes via procurement process/contracts
- Experience in delivering innovative solutions for organisational improvement
- Experience of collaborative working across a range of partners
- Proven experience in talent management, leadership development service
- Action Learning Facilitation
- Programme management
- NHS experience
Other
Essential criteria- Flexible approach to needs of the service
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) is desirable but not essential for this post
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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