Assistant Director Medical Directorate; Workforce Planning

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join Hywel Dda University Health Board as Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning. This pivotal role will lead the corporate agenda for medical workforce across the Health Board, ensuring we maximise the talents of our medical workforce and develop it in flexible, efficient, and cost-effective ways. The postholder will also be accountable for the delivery of the Clinical Audit agenda, ensuring it informs service improvement and aligns with both national and local priorities.

The Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning will be the lead for the Medical Directorate for medical workforce planning, ensuring the Health Board makes use of the talents of its workforce and develops its workforce in flexible, efficient and cost-effective ways. The post will lead the delivery of the Clinical Audit agenda for the organisation ensuring this informs the Service Improvement agenda and ensures best practice and is aligned to both national and local priorities.

The Assistant Director for Medical Workforce Planning is primarily responsible for ensuring a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to medical workforce planning and development to meet the Health Boards current and future needs. Assisting the Deputy Director in developing the structure, systems and processes for medical leads and other clinicians including MAPs. Lead the short and long-term medical workforce planning strategy in line with the Health Boards Annual Planning cycle.

Maintaining and delivering a robust framework for the Health Board, including the identification of risks, key milestones and change management.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

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.

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.

If successfully shortlisted you will be asked to complete psychometric assessments. Information regarding these and the stakeholder panels/interview will be sent to you following completion of shortlisting. Stakeholder panels will be held on 04/03/2026. Interviews will be held on 05/03/2026.

For further information, please refer to the full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

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