Job summary
We're in the process of finalising our new NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Team and recruiting to the Director of Commissioning for Specialised Services working with the Chief Commissioner as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
We're looking for an experienced senior leader, committed to improving health and health care for the people in Wales through the commissioning of Specialised Services.
This is an exciting time to join the NWJCC team where the Director of Commissioning for Specialised Services will play a critical role in establishing the NWJCC as a centre for commissioning excellence, providing high quality services for the patients in Wales on behalf of the seven Health Boards.
The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) is a Joint Committee of the seven Health Boards acting collectively on their behalf. The NWJCC has been established to commission a range of highly specialised, national and regional services for the population of Wales, with an expanding role in the provision of commissioning capability to support Health Boards and other NHS Wales partners.
The NWJCC commissions the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS - Emergency Ambulances) and Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) as well the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS Cymru) working alongside the Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Commissioning for Specialised Services will:-
Be accountable to the Chief Commissioner for their performance as an employee of the host body (Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)) and a member of the NWJCC Commissioning Team and have a relationship with the NWJCC Chair and the wider Committee, recognising the professional advice that this role will provide.
Lead on the development of commissioning service strategic plans for services included within the remit of the role or added to the portfolio.
Lead service performance, service risk management, improvement and oversight for delegated commissioned services and lead on the development, engagement and enactment of the NWJCC's Commissioning Framework, ensuring delegated services are commissioned effectively and clearly define high quality, affordable services that deliver improved outcomes for patients.
Provide leadership and support to the National and Regional Commissioning teams established by the NWJCC, and others established across NHS Wales, including strategic, clinical and operational delivery networks and where required, deputise for the Chief Commissioner.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
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.
Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Job description
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.
Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Level or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning specialist services.
- In-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines, e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period.
- Highly specialist knowledge of political, legislative and policy frameworks underpinning the delivery of specialist health services, and appropriate National Service Frameworks.
- Detailed understanding of Specialist Health Services.
- In depth knowledge about relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives across the UK.
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
- Politically literate with a good understanding of the external political environment in Wales and beyond and its impact on NHS Wales.
- Significant understanding and awareness of evidence base for new and emerging models of service delivery, new treatments and therapies and new evidence across the UK and international health arena.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of contracting and procurement.
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at senior level in a large and complex organisation.
- Significant experience of successfully leading complex and dynamic change in a complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex, sensitive and politicised environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working within government or with government departments.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels, and manage and resolve conflict.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Able to work autonomously, confident as a subject matter expert.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to work within complex governance systems where potential conflicts of interest exist and where conflicting data or perspectives exist.
- Be able to make sound judgements and gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex and potentially conflicting sources.
- Able to demonstrate a focus upon outcomes.
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- Commitment to improving quality of patient care.
- Evidence of self-awareness.
- Creative thinker.
- Evidence of integrity, objectivity and fairness.
- Able to learn from experience and adapt to changes and new challenges.
- Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to deliver / present complex information.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Motivated, self-starter with an exceptional commitment to the values of NHS Wales and a passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrable leadership skills at a team and national level.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales and the UK in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Level or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning specialist services.
- In-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines, e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period.
- Highly specialist knowledge of political, legislative and policy frameworks underpinning the delivery of specialist health services, and appropriate National Service Frameworks.
- Detailed understanding of Specialist Health Services.
- In depth knowledge about relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives across the UK.
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
- Politically literate with a good understanding of the external political environment in Wales and beyond and its impact on NHS Wales.
- Significant understanding and awareness of evidence base for new and emerging models of service delivery, new treatments and therapies and new evidence across the UK and international health arena.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of contracting and procurement.
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at senior level in a large and complex organisation.
- Significant experience of successfully leading complex and dynamic change in a complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex, sensitive and politicised environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working within government or with government departments.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels, and manage and resolve conflict.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Able to work autonomously, confident as a subject matter expert.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to work within complex governance systems where potential conflicts of interest exist and where conflicting data or perspectives exist.
- Be able to make sound judgements and gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex and potentially conflicting sources.
- Able to demonstrate a focus upon outcomes.
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- Commitment to improving quality of patient care.
- Evidence of self-awareness.
- Creative thinker.
- Evidence of integrity, objectivity and fairness.
- Able to learn from experience and adapt to changes and new challenges.
- Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to deliver / present complex information.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Motivated, self-starter with an exceptional commitment to the values of NHS Wales and a passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrable leadership skills at a team and national level.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales and the UK in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Unit G1 The Willowford, Treforest Industrial Estate
Pontypridd
CF37 5YL
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)