Job summary
Are you a governance professional with strong interpersonal and leadership skills? If so, an exciting leadership opportunity has arisen within the JCC as principal advisor to the Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) and the JCC Team on all aspects of governance.
You will work with the JCC's Senior Management Team, supporting the Chief Commissioner in fulfilling their Accountable Officer role and contributing to the development of strategy, commissioning arrangements and the delivery of JCC responsibilities, as appropriate.
The successful postholder will be critical to promoting organisational governance, assurance and be an ambassador in demonstrating our Values and Behaviours. You will provide sound advice to the Chair, Chief Commissioner and individual JCC team members on all aspects of governance, assurance and business. You will lead a team to ensure the Joint Committee and the JCC Team are effective conduct of its role, providing where appropriate, discreet, independent and challenging voice in relation to JCC deliberations and decision making. The successful candidate will work closely with Board Secretaries across the NHS Wales Health Boards and Governance colleagues within Welsh Government.
The successful candidate will have line management responsibility for the Assistant Director of Governance and Business.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Committee Secretary is a pivotal one within the JCC and the JCC Team as they are the principal advisor to the JCC and the JCC Team on all aspects of governance. You will work as a member of the JCC's Senior Management Team, supporting the Chief Commissioner in fulfilling their Accountable Officer role and contributing to the development of strategy, commissioning arrangements and the delivery of JCC responsibilities.
The Committee Secretary will promote and help sustain governance and assurance standards within the JCC by:
- Keeping under review legislative, regulatory and governance developments that impact on the JCC's activities and ensuring that the JCC is appropriately briefed on them;
- Winning the confidence of the JCC, acting as 'wise counsel' providing a confidential sounding board to the Chair, Chief Commissioner and individual JCC team members on all aspects of JCC business, including issues of concern;
- Guiding the JCC in the responsible and effective conduct of its role, providing where appropriate, a discreet, independent and challenging voice in relation to JCC deliberations and decision making;
- Ensuring that in all its dealings the JCC acts fairly, with integrity, and without prejudice or discrimination; and
- Contributing to the development of a culture that embodies NHS and JCC values and standards of behaviour.
- Playing a key role in protecting and enhancing the reputation of the JCC and NHS Wales.
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
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Degree level or equivalent experience working in a senior governance role.
- Professional knowledge of disciplines such as people management, information & technology and performance management gained over a substantial period through training and experience.
- Expert knowledge of a range of theoretical and practical work procedures and practices in respect of a committee secretary role, including, corporate governance, risk and assurance.
- In depth knowledge of the NHS and the political environment, its systems and the ability to communicate and transfer this knowledge to others.
- Able to demonstrate relevant professional CPD record.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Desirable
- Fellow or Associate of the Institute of Corporate Governance (previously known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries).
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous experience of working in a senior committee secretary role.
- Able to demonstrate the maintenance of expert technical knowledge required by a committee secretary to ensure robust corporate governance and mitigate risk.
- Experience of working through multi-disciplinary teams, including formal networks, committees and groups, to deliver service improvements that increase their effectiveness and efficiency.
- Undertaking research, reviews and audits to inform best practice in respect of committee management, good governance, managing risk, assurance etc.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed communication and engagement skills, oral and written.
- Able to demonstrate effective compassionate leadership and management skills.
- High standard of IT skills and standard key board skills.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information sources such as Welsh Government and to provide strategic/ expert advice based on data analysis, often with short timescales.
- Able to write high level and quality complex reports and document;
- Able to formulate and develop long-term, strategic plans based on national information/guidance, which involve uncertainty, and which may impact on the JCC and wider NHS Wales commissioning organisations objectives.
- Develop and review corporate policies and procedures to meet organisational needs or in response to changes to national policy which may need to be analysed and interpreted for local implementation.
- Innovative with strong service focus, with highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Sound judgement to inform robust decision making, when dealing with highly complex facts/information, through the analysis and interpretation of national policy, legislation etc. to provide expert advice to the Chair, Chief Commissioner, JCC etc.
- Able to work with and be guided by general NHS, organisational or broad corporate governance/assurance policies, frameworks etc. with the ability to establish and advise confidently on the way in which these should be interpreted.
- Able to influence and challenge the assumptions of stakeholders and provider organisations, while retaining respect and maintaining credibility.
- Able to sustain concentration for prolonged periods when working to tight deadlines and during periods of heavy workload and pressure; including when writing policy documents, reports, checking papers for Committees etc.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to work related meetings within Wales and the UK, when required.
- Flexible approach to work and work hours.
- Frequent requirement for sitting or standing in restricted position for a substantial proportion of the working time.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Degree level or equivalent experience working in a senior governance role.
- Professional knowledge of disciplines such as people management, information & technology and performance management gained over a substantial period through training and experience.
- Expert knowledge of a range of theoretical and practical work procedures and practices in respect of a committee secretary role, including, corporate governance, risk and assurance.
- In depth knowledge of the NHS and the political environment, its systems and the ability to communicate and transfer this knowledge to others.
- Able to demonstrate relevant professional CPD record.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Desirable
- Fellow or Associate of the Institute of Corporate Governance (previously known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries).
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous experience of working in a senior committee secretary role.
- Able to demonstrate the maintenance of expert technical knowledge required by a committee secretary to ensure robust corporate governance and mitigate risk.
- Experience of working through multi-disciplinary teams, including formal networks, committees and groups, to deliver service improvements that increase their effectiveness and efficiency.
- Undertaking research, reviews and audits to inform best practice in respect of committee management, good governance, managing risk, assurance etc.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed communication and engagement skills, oral and written.
- Able to demonstrate effective compassionate leadership and management skills.
- High standard of IT skills and standard key board skills.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information sources such as Welsh Government and to provide strategic/ expert advice based on data analysis, often with short timescales.
- Able to write high level and quality complex reports and document;
- Able to formulate and develop long-term, strategic plans based on national information/guidance, which involve uncertainty, and which may impact on the JCC and wider NHS Wales commissioning organisations objectives.
- Develop and review corporate policies and procedures to meet organisational needs or in response to changes to national policy which may need to be analysed and interpreted for local implementation.
- Innovative with strong service focus, with highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Sound judgement to inform robust decision making, when dealing with highly complex facts/information, through the analysis and interpretation of national policy, legislation etc. to provide expert advice to the Chair, Chief Commissioner, JCC etc.
- Able to work with and be guided by general NHS, organisational or broad corporate governance/assurance policies, frameworks etc. with the ability to establish and advise confidently on the way in which these should be interpreted.
- Able to influence and challenge the assumptions of stakeholders and provider organisations, while retaining respect and maintaining credibility.
- Able to sustain concentration for prolonged periods when working to tight deadlines and during periods of heavy workload and pressure; including when writing policy documents, reports, checking papers for Committees etc.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to work related meetings within Wales and the UK, when required.
- Flexible approach to work and work hours.
- Frequent requirement for sitting or standing in restricted position for a substantial proportion of the working time.
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
Unit 1, Charnwood Court,
Billingsley Road, Nantgarw Park
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
