Head of Post Graduate Education Commissioning and Quality

Job overview

An exciting job share opportunity has arisen for the Head of Post-Registration Education Commissioning and Quality within HEIW's Education Strategy and Transformation Directorate. The position is permanent for 22.5 hours per week. This pivotal role will shape the future of health professional education in Wales, ensuring sustainable workforce development and high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the commissioning and allocation of postgraduate/post-registration education funding.
• Provide strategic oversight and policy development for health professional education at a national level.
• Collaborate with Health Boards and Trusts to identify and address workforce education needs, including advanced practice and non-medical prescribing.
• Ensure value for money, quality assurance, and alignment with Welsh Government policies.
• Represent HEIW at national and external meetings, influencing decision-making and policy direction.
• Deputise for the Deputy Director of Education Commissioning and Quality when required.

We are looking for a dynamic and autonomous professional with a strong background in health education strategy. You should have experience in senior leadership, budget management, and delivering high-impact education initiatives across the health sector.

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

Working for our organisation

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 2019.

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?

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

• Registered Healthcare Professional requiring registration on a Clinical Professional Register (HCPC/NMC) e.g. Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional etc
• Educated to master’s level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Specialist knowledge of education provision and delivery
• Significant specialist Knowledge/experience of education commissioning
• Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in Wales

Experience

• Senior management experience including experience in budgetary management
• Knowledge/experience of procurement services and tendering
• Knowledge/experience of working in Higher Education or NHS
• Evidence of effective partnership working
• Project management experience
• Knowledge and experience of change management
• Knowledge of Health and Social Care policies in Wales
• Knowledge of Education policies in Wales and the UK
• Knowledge of vocational education and workforce development
• Knowledge of health care regulation

Other

• Ability to assimilate complex information
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries
• Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritise/manage own workload
• Special requirements to perform in the role e.g. Ability to travel within geographical area.
• Able to work hours flexibly

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strategic and analytical thinker with diagnostic and problem solving skills
• Ability to understand and use complex information
• Ability to work across organisations and to create and sustain effective working relationships at all levels
• Experience of policy development
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Report writing skills
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills
• Research Skills
• Competent with IT including word, excel and project

• Ability to speak Welsh

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.

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.