Assistant Director of Strategic Workforce Planning
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Cardiff, CF15 7QQ
Salary
£80,698 to £92,984
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
HEIW is seeking an experienced and influential senior leader to join us as Assistant Director of Strategic Workforce Planning. This is a key national ...
Provide expert strategic workforce planning advice, insight and direction to HEIW and NHS Wales.
Lead the development of national workforce planning approaches, guidance and methodologies.
Use horizon scanning, workforce intelligence, forecasting, modelling and scenario planning to inform workforce decisions.
Shape future workforce models across NHS Wales to support sustainable services and transformation.
Anticipate workforce risks, supply challenges and future skills needs using evidence and data.
Support the production of operational and strategic workforce plans for professions and services across NHS Wales.
Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure workforce information and analysis informs service planning, transformation and education commissioning.
Represent HEIW in national forums and provide senior leadership across workforce planning, intelligence, capacity and capability building.
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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?
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Master's degree level qualification or equivalent significant experience
- Specialist knowledge in strategic workforce planning, workforce transformation or a related post graduate qualification in Strategic Workforce Planning
- CIPD qualification and membership, or willingness to achieve within two years of appointment
- Highly developed knowledge of strategic workforce planning, workforce intelligence, capacity and capability building, service improvement and change management
- Strong understanding of the strategic, political, policy and social context affecting workforce planning and service delivery across NHS Wales
Desirable
- Accredited coach at post-graduate diploma level, or equivalent coaching experience at senior or executive level.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of operating at a senior level within a complex organisation or system
- Significant experience of leading complex strategic programmes or portfolios involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, organisational change and delivery through influence as well as direct management
- Proven track record of developing strategic workforce plans, workforce strategies or major workforce transformation programmes at organisational, regional or national level
- Experience of applying workforce intelligence, management information and evidence to support strategic planning, decision-making and assurance
- Experience of working with senior professional, clinical and managerial colleagues and building effective partnerships across organisational boundaries
- Experience of working closely and effectively with trade union representatives and professional bodies
- Experience of preparing reports, presenting complex information and providing advice or recommendations to senior groups, Boards, Committees or national stakeholders
- Experience of providing strategic oversight and accountability for complex programmes, including governance, assurance, risk, resources, outcomes and value for money
- Experience of budgetary management, budget setting and effective resource management
- Experience of line management, staff development and supporting high standards of performance
Desirable
- Experience of designing, developing or implementing effective HR, workforce information or workforce planning systems
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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