Director of Educational Improvement

Main area Educational Improvement Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Health Education and Improvement Wales Employer type NHS Site Tŷ Dysgu Town Cardiff Salary £110,240 - £160,951 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/03/2026 23:59

We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK.

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Help shape the future of postgraduate medical education and quality governance in Wales.

We are seeking a Director of Educational Improvement to join our senior leadership team within the Medical Directorate. This is a pivotal national role providing strategic leadership for educational improvement, governance, and quality management across the Postgraduate Medical Deanery, and contributing to unified, high‑quality governance across the wider Directorate.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the quality of postgraduate medical education and training at a national level, strengthening systems, infrastructure and assurance to support high‑quality training across NHS Wales.

As Director of Educational Improvement, you will play a central leadership role in shaping HEIW’s approach to medical education quality, governance, and improvement. Working closely with the Postgraduate Medical Dean, senior colleagues, and partners across NHS Wales, you will:

Provide strategic leadership for quality activity across the Medical Deanery, setting the vision for governance and educational improvement

Lead the implementation and ongoing development of the HEIW Quality Management System for postgraduate medical education and training

Oversee programmes of quality, governance and educational improvement, ensuring alignment with GMC standards and national policy

Provide strategic and professional leadership across the wider Medical Directorate, embedding high‑quality governance and improvement standards across all functions

Lead the development and continuous improvement of postgraduate medical education infrastructure, including Medical Education Centres, postgraduate libraries, faculty structures, learning environments and digital platforms

Oversee a unified approach to postgraduate education support, including Faculty teams, trainer recognition, Postgraduate Education Support and Improvement functions, and data and intelligence systems

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

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.

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