Clinical lead Implementation of the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan

at  Health Education and Improvement Wales

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join Health Education and Improvement Wales as a clinical lead to support the delivery of the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan for Wales.
The Strategic Perinatal Plan for Wales is a plan for employers and the perinatal professions in Wales. It is a plan for investment and for sustainability: to recruit, train retain and to transform our perinatal workforce. The plan offers solutions over the next five years to transform and support the perinatal workforce to deal with the challenges and issues faced.
As a clinical lead within the programme, the postholder will be responsible for working alongside other departments within HEIW and other NHS Wales organisations including Health Boards/Trusts to deliver aspects of the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan.
The successful candidate will require experience as a senior midwife and will be expected to apply their knowledge and experience of working at a senior level to the delivery of the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan.
This post is a 1-year fixed term / secondment opportunity (with the possibility of being extended) for 1 year 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.
Leading the management of change using best practice, to ensure successful delivery of the plan’s objectives.
Delivering the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan actions and transforming the perinatal workforce by using various strategies to influence key stakeholders including Welsh Government, professional bodies, senior leaders and the perinatal workforce.
Interpreting national guidelines and policy to enable management of the Programme including risks and developing contingency plans as and when necessary.
Supporting improved performance and service delivery in NHS Wales through perinatal workforce transformation by providing expert/specialist clinical workforce re-design knowledge and technical expertise for effective strategic support in delivering the Strategic Perinatal Workforce Plan.
Ensuring programme risks and issues are monitored and managed by developing creative solutions for mitigating actions where necessary and ensure these are escalated as appropriate.
Working with colleagues to ensure the scope and objectives of the programmes are clear and interdependencies are managed.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 Trac

Please refer the Job description for details