Job summary
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Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Position: Head of Commissioning (Secondment for 12 months). This vacancy is open to existing employees of NHS Wales organisations only.
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Head of Commissioning (Secondment for 12 months) to support our journey as a newly formed organisation.
The NWJCC is a joint committee of the seven health boards in Wales, with a Chair and Lay Members. We support collaborative commissioning across Wales, with around 120 staff based in Mold and Nantgarw/Treforest.
Our mission to be The Centre of Excellence for Collaborative Commissioning, improving health and care outcomes across Wales. We commission around 220 services, from NHS 111 and ambulance services to specialised rare disease services, and mental health, operating a £1.14bn budget.
In this role, you will join a supportive, inclusive team, working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations. We are seeking individuals who reflect our values of respect, trust, collaboration, and excellence--those who put patients and quality at the centre of everything they do.
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage a large and complex designated portfolio within a Commissioning Directorate, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services.
Lead and manage the planning, stakeholder engagement, and performance management of the delegated portfolio to achieve the best outcomes for patients and the organisation.
Lead on evidence and value-based commissioning for the delegated portfolio, taking consideration of population need.
Provide leadership and management the Commissioning Team(s) within the delegated portfolio, and work across NHS Wales, including strategic, clinical and operational delivery networks and where required, deputise for the Assistant Director of Commissioning.
Be accountable to the Assistant Director of Commissioning for their performance and provide expert advice to the Director of Commissioning and their Deputy on the commissioning of services within their delegated portfolio.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
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
If you're passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, wed love to hear from you.
Please ensure you have your line managers approval prior to submitting application for this post.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you're passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, wed love to hear from you.
Please ensure you have your line managers approval prior to submitting application for this post.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Level or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning.
- In-depth professional knowledge e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, and/or staff management.
- Detailed understanding of services within the delegated portfolio
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives.
- Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Clinical qualification in the area of delegated responsibility, e.g. paramedic for ambulance, nursing/social work for Mental Health.
- Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at senior level in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Contract and performance monitoring and management.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
Desirable
- Change management and transformation.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Financial and budget management skills.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills.
- Be able gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex 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.
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Desirable
- Change management and transformation skills
Other
Essential
- Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of NHS Wales.
- Passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills.
- Leadership and management skills at a team and organisational level.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's Level or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning.
- In-depth professional knowledge e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, and/or staff management.
- Detailed understanding of services within the delegated portfolio
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives.
- Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Clinical qualification in the area of delegated responsibility, e.g. paramedic for ambulance, nursing/social work for Mental Health.
- Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at senior level in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Contract and performance monitoring and management.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
Desirable
- Change management and transformation.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Financial and budget management skills.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills.
- Be able gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex 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.
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Desirable
- Change management and transformation skills
Other
Essential
- Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of NHS Wales.
- Passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills.
- Leadership and management skills at a team and organisational level.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee Unit 1, Charnwood Court
Billingsley Road, Nantgarw Park,
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
