Director of Educational Improvement

Job summary

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.

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

• 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

• Date posted: 12 March 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 082-MD010-0326
• Job location:
  
  Tŷ Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff, CF15 7QQ

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.

Essential

• Medical degree and current, substantive contract as an NHS Consultant in any specialty in Wales
• Demonstrable knowledge of educational theory and practice, particularly in relation to quality assurance
• Comprehensive understanding of postgraduate medical education and training, and the role of the GMC in…