# Head of People Education and Development > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hywel Dda University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-people-education-and-development/acd0899f-dd98-4a07-a4f0-83206904a911 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-people-education-and-development/acd0899f-dd98-4a07-a4f0-83206904a911.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hywel Dda University Health Board - **Town:** Haverfordwest - **Region:** West Wales - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £67,583 - £78,530 per annum - **Contract type:** 3 months (Fixed term /secondment until 30/09/2026, due to OCP) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T10:00:49.377Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Carmarthenshire/Carmarthen/Hywel_Dda_University_Health_Board/Education_Development/Education_Development-v8019447 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8019447?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://hduhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future NHS workforce in Hywel Dda. We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to join Hywel Dda University Health Board as our Head of People Education and Development. This pivotal strategic role will lead the development and delivery of our People Education & Development Strategy, ensuring our workforce is equipped to meet the challenges of a changing NHS and deliver our Health & Care ambitions. You will oversee a broad and diverse portfolio, including clinical education, apprenticeships, workforce transformation, leadership development and digital learning. We are looking for an experienced leader with a strong track record in healthcare education, workforce development or organisational development, and the ability to influence at the Board and system level. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference—shaping the future workforce and improving patient care across our communities. ### Main duties of the job Working at a senior level, you will build strong and effective partnerships with HEIW, higher education institutions and regional partners, influencing education commissioning and workforce planning. You will ensure robust governance, high-quality learning provision, and the effective use of data, insight and innovation to drive continuous improvement. The post will play a key role in laying the foundations for a sustainable and forward-looking learning and education strategy.  This role is offered on a short-term contract basis (with potential for extension) as we continue to explore our future organisational structure. It comes at a pivotal and challenging time for the Health Board, as we develop our future workforce strategy and plans. ### 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 communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 24/06/26 ## Job Details 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. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future NHS workforce in Hywel Dda. We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to join Hywel Dda University Health Board as our Head of People Education and Development. This pivotal strategic role will lead the development and delivery of our People Education & Development Strategy, ensuring our workforce is equipped to meet the challenges of a changing NHS and deliver our Health & Care ambitions. You will oversee a broad and diverse portfolio, including clinical education, apprenticeships, workforce transformation, leadership development and digital learning. We are looking for an experienced leader with a strong track record in healthcare education, workforce development or organisational development, and the ability to influence at the Board and system level. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference—shaping the future workforce and improving patient care across our communities. ## Job Description Working at a senior level, you will build strong and effective partnerships with HEIW, higher education institutions and regional partners, influencing education commissioning and workforce planning. You will ensure robust governance, high-quality learning provision, and the effective use of data, insight and innovation to drive continuous improvement. The post will play a key role in laying the foundations for a sustainable and forward-looking learning and education strategy. This role is offered on a short-term contract basis (with potential for extension) as we continue to explore our future organisational structure. It comes at a pivotal and challenging time for the Health Board, as we develop our future workforce strategy and plans. ## 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 communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 24/06/26 ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to undertake regular local travel away from the Health Board in a timely manner - Willing to travel throughout the country and stay away from base if required **Desirable** - Welsh Speaker (Level 1) ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in clinical/health care education in the NHS or university sector - Experience of managing services, planning, leading and evaluating programmes - Experience of developing new programmes of work, new roles, forging new relationships influencing policy and process, working to deadlines and managing implementation difficulties - Experience of apprenticeship and or vocational training pathways - Experience of working effectively across organisational boundaries influencing strategy and policy - Experience of writing Board level reports, presenting to, liaising with and influencing senior clinical and non-clinical staff - Experience of NHS workforce training systems and good governance - Development a new educational or service initiative working with HEIW - Workforce transformation and new role introduction **Desirable** - Research in education - Managing budgets - Development e-learning programmes - Developing workforce educational returns - Organisational learning needs analysis - Commissioning education ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Degree level qualification in a relevant subject ie Education, professional development etc - Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant subject - Postgraduate qualification in relevant subject - Knowledge of Medical / Nurse and AHP training pathways and role competencies - Knowledge of national and local NHS policy - Knowledge of healthcare education systems and HEIW drivers for education - Knowledge of NHS and HEIW funding systems - Knowledge of apprenticeship pathways - Knowledge of HEIW widening participation targets and approaches **Desirable** - Knowledge of moodle and e-learning packages - Knowledge of LMS ## Documents - [oh form (docx, 102.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10348230) - [privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2373) - [jd&ps - english (pdf, 340.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10348229) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2383) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.