Assistant Planner

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Planning, Performance team who support HEIWs Strategic Planning, Performance, Programme Management and Sustainability activities. This role is within a central enabling team and provides a great opportunity for exposure to multiple areas of the organisation and skills development in areas of work that are central to the NHS Wales transformation agenda.

This is a full-time, permanent post, working with the Planning and Performance Business Partner on the delivery of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP), which is a collaborative piece of work to identify future priorities for the organisation. The team has far reaching impact across the organisation and the postholder will collaborate with key stakeholders to support the creation of the IMTP and delivering Crisis and Business Continuity Planning.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisation, communications and negotiation skills who enjoys engagement with stakeholders and strategic planning. A continuous improvement mindset would be an asset in this team which actively steers ways of working and seeks to simplify where appropriate to drive efficiency.

**Main Responsibilities**:
1. Support the Planning and Performance Business Partner in the development and day to day management of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP) with specific responsibility for delivery of the plan including stakeholder engagement.

2. Work with senior managers, clinicians, and teams to support the development of integrated workforce, financial, digital and activity plans, the completion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), EQIA and financial returns that will deliver key organisational objectives.

3. Lead specific projects and, provide support for the strategic plans and monitor progress in achieving service and strategic change.

4. Produce reports and updates as required to the Planning and Performance Team and other forums such as Executive Team when commissioned to do so, with a key role in progress reporting of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

**What you can expect**:

- 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.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?