Job summary
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an exceptional and visionary leader to join the Pharmacy Deanery as Associate Pharmacy Dean - Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways.
This is a unique opportunity to provide national strategic leadership for the development of post-registration pharmacy career pathways across Wales, supporting the advancement of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians throughout their professional careers.
Working at a senior system level, you will lead the development, implementation and assurance of nationally recognised professional progression and credentialling pathways, ensuring the pharmacy workforce has the capability, skills and recognition required to meet the changing needs of patients and services across NHS Wales.
We are looking for an experienced and inspirational leader who can demonstrate:
- Significant senior leadership experience within pharmacy education, workforce, professional development or service transformation.
- A strong track record of delivering complex programmes and influencing policy at a national or system level.
- Extensive knowledge of post-registration pharmacy education, professional progression and workforce development.
- Exceptional strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- A passion for developing the pharmacy workforce and improving patient outcomes across Wales.
Main duties of the job
As Associate Pharmacy Dean, you will:
- Lead the strategic development of enhanced, advanced and consultant practice pathways across Wales.
- Drive the development of future professional progression pathways for pharmacy technicians.
- Provide national leadership for credentialling, professional recognition and workforce capability development.
- Ensure post-registration education and continuing professional development align with workforce priorities, Welsh Government policy and service transformation programmes.
- Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Welsh Government, NHS Wales organisations, Higher Education Institutions, regulators and professional bodies.
- Provide leadership and line management for the Post-registration Pharmacy Pathway and CPD Team.
About us
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?
Job description
Job 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
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist or Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), or able to demonstrate equivalent professional credibility and expertise in pharmacy education
- Master's level knowledge of pharmacy education, workforce transformation and professional development, acquired through postgraduate study and/or substantial senior-level experience.
- Extensive knowledge of: oPost-registration pharmacy professional progression, capability development, credentialling and assurance at a national level oNHS Wales workforce and service landscape. oEnhanced, advanced, consultant and emerging equivalent levels of pharmacy practice, including application to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as frameworks evolve. oNational policy, strategy and regulatory frameworks
- A depth of profession knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines such as education management, financial management, performance management, information systems and staff management.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leading pharmacy education, training or workforce initiatives at a national level.
- Significant senior leadership experience in pharmacy workforce, education or service development
- Track record of delivering complex, large-scale programmes or transformation initiatives
- Experience of influencing policy and working at a national/system level.
- Experience of budget management, commissioning, and financial accountability
- Extensive experience of stakeholder engagement across organisational boundaries
Other
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed strategic thinking and leadership capability.
- Advanced negotiation and influencing skills, including managing complex and contentious issues
- Ability to interpret complex information and develop innovative, evidence-based solutions.
- Ability to build and sustain strategic partnerships and networks.
- Strong commitment to improving workforce capability and patient outcomes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
Ty Dysgu
Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed,
White
CF15 7QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Associate Pharmacy Dean - Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways employer: Health Education and Improvement Wales
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to lead strategic workforce planning within the NHS. With a strong commitment to employee development, HEIW fosters a collaborative work culture that values innovation and foresight, ensuring that staff are equipped with the skills and knowledge to meet future healthcare demands. Located in Wales, employees benefit from a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance and community engagement, making it a rewarding place to contribute to the health sector.
Contact Details:
Health Education and Improvement Wales Recruitment Team
