Digital Inclusion Advisor

Job overview

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until  02/03/2027.

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

The health board is committed to taking positive steps to promote, lead, connect and support a coordinated approach to various digital inclusion work across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire as part of the Digital Inclusion Programme.  The Digital Inclusion Programme works towards equipping the workforce and the wider population with the motivation, access, skills, and confidence to engage with an increasingly digital world, based on their needs.  This activity directly correlates to opportunities for HDUHB to maximise the use of digital technology to help deliver care and improve the well-being of its population.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our motivated, passionate and inspiring team to provide maternity cover to continue to develop on the excellent work and support of the Digital Inclusion Programme across the health board.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Digital Inclusion Advisor is to assist the Digital Inclusion Manager with the delivery of our ambitious digital inclusion programme to address digital inequality.  This will cut across all digital activity both in and out of the health board setting.  There are eight pillars to this programme which will include the need to embed the following themes in digital activity:

• Recognise digital access and skills as a social determinant of health
• Co-design digital health services
• Improve digital health literacy in the population
• Develop ‘digital health hubs’ to improve inclusion
• Build trust and relationships with poorly-served groups
• Harness the benefits of digital for health and wellbeing
• Improve digital skills in the health and care workforce
• Embed digital inclusion in health and care and wellbeing strategies

The Digital Inclusion Adviser role involves implementing and delivering digital inclusion support and activities across the workforce internally and providing a joined-up approach tackling digital exclusion through working closely with external stakeholders and key partners to support the development and growth of sustainable digital inclusion activities.

The role will require that the successful candidate can travel across the three local authority areas; Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire to support and engage with staff and communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh- and/or English-speaking candidates are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews will be held on 27/02/2026