Nhs Wales - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Health Education and Improvement Wales

Health Education and Improvement Wales

Verified Company

Cardiff, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Exciting opportunities to use your degree for patient and public benefit

Gain a masters degree and specialist work-based experience through a nationally recognised training programme

Starting salary will be on the first point of Band 6 on a 3-year fixed-term contract.

The NHS in Wales is offering3salaried post-graduate training programmes inNeurophysiologyfor high-calibre science graduates who are passionate about science and its role in patient care.

Neurophysiology is a discipline within Healthcare Science which is exciting and dynamic.

Healthcare practitioners and healthcare scientists measure the function of the nervous system to help in the diagnosis and/or monitor the progress of neurological disorders.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes doctors specialising in Neurology, specialist nurses and other healthcare science staff (e.g. those specialising in audiology).

Trainees may be required to rotate through other areas which will involve secondments at other locations. On completion of training, prospects for permanent employment within Wales are excellent. For individuals with aptitude and commitment there are opportunities to progress through the career pathway to Consultant Clinical Scientist. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are motivated to pursue their career within Wales.

Healthcare practitioners and healthcare scientists perform a range of different tests, in patients of all ages, all of which require a considerable amount of patient contact and also good communication skills as each involves attaching electrodes to the patient and encouraging co-operation before the recordings can be made.

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?

1x CVUHB

2x SBUHB

APPLICANTS MUST STATE IN SUPPORTING INFORMATION:
Preferred training centre(s) (location) - CVUHB / SBUHB (can state more than one)

The training is aligned with the Scientific Training Programme (STP) and supported by the National School of Healthcare Science.

Posts are due to commence in September 2024.

For further information about these training positions, please contact:
Informal visits are highly recommended.

Interview information:

TBC