Administrative Assistant

at  Health Education and Improvement Wales

The post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Nursing and HPE Directorate within Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and is responsible for Workforce Transformation, Commissioning and Education in Wales.
Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply for a secondment, you must have the approval of your line manager. This position may be extended or made permanent at the end of the fixed term/secondment period depending on available funding and business needs.
The post holders will be required to provide effective and efficient clerical and administrative support to the Nursing and HPE Directorate within HEIW and have the ability to prioritise work and deal with competing demands and interruptions . The role(s) will involve the coordination and implantation of office procedures and will require a high degree of organizational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems.
The post holders will be the first point of contact for the service requiring clear communication and liaison skills.
They will be responsible for managing and prioritising their own workload and will be required to use their initiative.
The post holders will be required to work as part of a team and require cross cover during periods of absence.
The post holders must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months to meet the needs of the service.
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.
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. 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?
  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 Tra

Please refer the Job description for details