Head of Medical Workforce
The closing date is 05 February 2026
We are at the beginning of an exciting journey to transform our Medical Workforce team to deliver a proactive and effective customer focussed service to meet the challenges of the future. As the Head of Medical Workforce, you will play a pivotal role in developing our strategy and driving this change whilst providing senior leadership and direction to the Medical Workforce team in line with the Health Board's People & Culture Plan and the overall Shaping our Future Wellbeing Strategy.
As the Head of Medical Workforce, you will work in partnership with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and the wider People & Culture team.
If you are an ambitious leader with a passion for driving change and delivering excellence, we invite you to join us on our transformation journey. Cardiff and Vale UHB offers a supportive, innovative environment where your expertise will make a real difference to our staff and patients.
Main duties of the job
* Medical Workforce Team Operational Service
* Medical and Dental staff bank, inc. agency
* Recruitment and Selection
* Rota Management
* Job Planning
* Implement an e-rostering system
* Re-validation & Appraisal
* Leadership & Management of the team
* Partnership Working
* Medical Workforce Policies
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job responsibilities
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.
As the Head of Medical Workforce, you will provide leadership to support workforce development solutions supporting the UHB with the development of our clinical model and modernisation of our medical staffing service. To make an immediate impact, knowledge of medical workforce terms and conditions and educational requirements is essential, as well as some experience in interpretation and implementation of the Resident Doctor contract and Specialty Doctor and Consultant Terms and Conditions.
Person Specification
Qualifications: Essential Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience. Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
Desirable: Chartered CIPD membership. Project management qualification, e.g. Prince II or working towards/equivalent experience.
Experience: Essential Track record of inspiring and managing a team. Significant active operational HR, business partnering or medical staffing experience, with a successful track record of delivering agreed targets. Experience of overseeing and leading on major medical staffing initiatives. Experience of advising on highly complex matters relating to medical staffing. Experience of developing and implementing new HR policies, practices and procedures. Experience delivering a range of workforce development initiatives designed to improve workforce KPIs or staff engagement. Demonstrable experience in developing procedures and systems to enhance medical staffing issues. Proven track record of delivering against targets and priorities. Experience of working with senior managers and directors and managing complex cases pertaining to doctors terms and conditions. Working knowledge of NHS and all Medical & Dental Terms & Conditions of Service. Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of all medical contracts of employment. Knowledge of consultant job planning and understanding of its link to operational service delivery. Excellent knowledge of terms and conditions of service for doctors hours and contractual arrangements, pay supplements, job planning, medical appraisal and revalidation. Knowledge of immigration rules & regulations. Knowledge and appreciation of equality & diversity issues and relevant policies.
Desirable: Previous experience in a senior Medical Workforce role. Previous experience of working with Trade Unions. Knowledge and experience of Healthroster, ESR and Allocate e-job plan system utilisation, etc. Experience of implementing a national employment contract.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
* Post graduate qualification in Strategic Workforce Planning.
* Project Management Qualification, e.g. Prince2
Experience
* Significant experience of workforce and organisational development issues in a large, complex, NHS Health Board/Trust.
* Evidence of strategic workforce change/transformation and implementation within a complex environment.
* Knowledge of Primary Care, Integration agenda and appreciation of "Setting the Direction" strategic development within NHS Wales
Skills
* Evidence of analytical reasoning and effective decision-making skills.
* Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal.
* Strategic thinking and contextual understanding of NHS workforce issues.
Special Knowledge
* Extensive specialist knowledge of strategic workforce planning
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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