Job Overview
The Associate Medical Director (AMD) for Medical Workforce is a senior clinical leadership role providing professional authority, clinical credibility, and strategic guidance to support the Health Board’s medical workforce agenda. The AMD works closely with the Assistant Director – Medical Directorate, ensuring workforce strategies, job planning, and staffing models are clinically robust, aligned with national standards, and professionally acceptable.
The AMD will champion high standards across job planning, productivity, out‑of‑hours working, and contractual arrangements, balancing service demand with workforce sustainability, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Main Duties of the Job
Clinical Leadership and Professional Authority
Act as a senior clinical leader for the medical workforce, providing expert advice, professional credibility, and championing standards in job planning, additional duties, out‑of‑hours working, and a culture of professionalism, accountability, and engagement.
Job Planning and Workforce Oversight
Provide clinical leadership for job planning, ensuring consistency, equity, and alignment with best practice, and support resolution of complex or contested issues.
Productivity, Sustainability and Workforce Models
Contribute clinical insight into workforce productivity and service delivery, supporting the development of innovative workforce models, including SAS roles, CESR pathways, and advanced practitioners, while promoting sustainable solutions in hard‑to‑recruit areas.
Recruitment, Retention and Engagement
Act as a clinical ambassador for recruitment and retention, supporting career development initiatives such as portfolio careers and flexible working, and providing mentorship to senior medical staff.
Stakeholder Engagement and Governance
Lead engagement with the Local Negotiating Committee and professional bodies, support dialogue on contractual issues, contribute to governance and risk management, and ensure workforce decisions support safe, high‑quality care.
Working Relationships and General Duties
Work collaboratively with senior leaders, contribute to regional and national discussions.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. It has over 13,000 staff and offers primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Contact Details:
Hywel Dda University Health Board Recruitment Team
