Medical Director

Make a national impact. Shape the future of healthcare workforce in Wales.
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an outstanding medical leader with a passion for education to take on the pivotal role of Medical Director. This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of the healthcare workforce in Wales at the highest level.
Who are we:
HEIW is the strategic workforce organisation and Statutory Education Body for NHS Wales. As a Special Health Authority, we play a unique and vital role in developing national solutions for a sustainable workforce, drawing on a range of specialist education, training and workforce development functions. We are committed to making Wales a great place to train and work for our health and care professionals and contributing to improving patient care and population health.
About the role:
As Medical Director, you will hold a senior executive Board level position, with corporate responsibility for strategy, policy and delivery of HEIW s aims. You will lead nationally on the strategic direction and delivery of:
• Postgraduate medical, dental, pharmacy and optometry education and training,
• Workforce plans and transformation relating these professions
• Appraisal and revalidation
You will work closely with our NHS partners, as well as professional bodies, regulators, Welsh Government and four nations colleagues.
You will also serve as the Responsible Officer for around 3,500 postgraduate doctors in training in Wales, with statutory responsibility for overseeing appraisal and performance monitoring, ensuring robust revalidation processes, and managing fitness to practise concerns in collaboration with employers and the GMC.
About you:
We are looking for an inspirational, creative, visible and compassionate leader with a passion for education and a track record in innovation. You will bring:
• Significant experience in medical and interprofessional education and management
• Proven leadership at, or close to, Board level
• Excellent relationship-building skills across local, national, and UK-wide stakeholders
• A deep understanding of education strategy, systems, and policy in healthcare
You must hold full specialist or GP registration with the General Medical Council, along with a current Licence to Practise.
What we offer:
• A strong workplace culture and opportunity to shape the future of the NHS Wales workforce
• A varied and diverse portfolio to support personal and professional development
• A hybrid working model, with headquarters at Ty Dysgu conveniently located near Cardiff, the M4, and A470
• Flexible living options with access to Wales coastlines, countryside, and vibrant cities
Ready to lead change?
If you re excited by this unique opportunity to lead and inspire, we want to hear from you.
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Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol
Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru (AaGIC)
Gwneud argraff genedlaethol. Llunio dyfodol gweithlu gofal iechyd yng Nghymru.
Mae Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru (AaGIC) yn chwilio am arweinydd meddygol rhagorol sydd ag angerdd am addysg i ymgymryd â rôl ganolog Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol. Mae hwn yn gyfle prin i ddylanwadu ar ddyfodol y gweithlu gofal iechyd yng Nghymru ar y lefel uchaf.
Pwy ydym ni:
AaGIC yw sefydliad gweithlu strategol a Chorff Addysg Statudol GIG Cymru. Fel Awdurdod Iechyd Arbennig, rydym yn chwarae rhan unigryw a hanfodol wrth ddatblygu atebion cenedlaethol ar gyfer gweithlu cynaliadwy, gan dynnu ar ystod o swyddogaethau addysg, hyfforddiant a datblygu gweithlu arbenigol. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i wneud Cymru yn lle gwych i hyfforddi a gweithio i n gweithwyr iechyd a gofal proffesiynol a chyfrannu at wella gofal cleifion ac iechyd y boblogaeth.
Am y rôl:
Fel Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol, byddwch yn dal swydd uwch ar lefel Bwrdd Gweithredol, gyda chyfrifoldeb corfforaethol am strategaeth, polisi a chyflawni nodau AaGIC. Byddwch yn arwain yn genedlaethol ar gyfeiriad strategol a darpariaeth:
• Addysg a hyfforddiant meddygol, deintyddol, fferylliaeth ac optometreg ôl-raddedig,
• Cynlluniau gweithlu a thrawsnewid sy'n ymwneud â'r proffesiynau hyn
• Gwerthuso ac ail-ddilysu
Byddwch yn gweithio'n agos gyda'n partneriaid yn y GIG, yn ogystal â chyrff proffesiynol, rheoleiddwyr, Llywodraeth Cymru a chydweithwyr pedair gwlad.
Byddwch hefyd yn gwasanaethu fel Swyddog Cyfrifol ar gyfer tua 3,500 o feddygon ôl-raddedig dan hyfforddiant yng Nghymru, gyda chyfrifoldeb statudol am oruchwylio gwerthuso a monitro perfformiad, sicrhau prosesau ail-ddilysu cadarn, a rheoli pryderon addasrwydd i ymarfer mewn cydweithrediad â chyflogwyr a GMC.
Amdanoch chi:
Rydym yn chwilio am arweinydd ysbrydoledig, creadigol, gweladwy a thosturiol sydd ag angerdd am addysg a hanes o arloesi. Byddwch yn dod â:
• Profiad sylweddol mewn addysg a rheolaeth feddygol a rhyngbroffesiynol
• Arweinyddiaeth brofedig ar lefel Bwrdd, neu'n agos at hynny
• Sgiliau meithrin perthynas ardderchog ar draws rhanddeiliaid lleol, cenedlaethol a DU gyfan
• Dealltwriaeth ddofn o strategaeth, systemau, a pholisi addysg mewn gofal iechyd
Mae'n rhaid i chi feddu ar gofrestriad llawn arbenigwr neu feddyg teulu gyda'r Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol, ynghyd â Thrwydded i Ymarfer gyfredol .
Yr hyn rydym yn ei gynnig:
• Diwylliant gweithle cryf a chyfle i lunio dyfodol gweithlu GIG Cymru
• Portffolio amrywiol ac amrywiol i gefnogi datblygiad personol a phroffesiynol
• Model gweithio hybrid, gyda phencadlys yn Nhŷ Dysgu mewn lleoliad cyfleus ger Caerdydd, yr M4, a r A470
• Opsiynau byw hyblyg gyda mynediad i arfordiroedd, cefn gwlad a dinasoedd bywiog Cymru
Yn barod i arwain newid?
Os ydych wedi eich cyffroi gan y cyfle unigryw hwn i arwain ac ysbrydoli, rydym am glywed gennych.