Job summary
Position: Corporate Governance Manager
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Corporate Business Support Officer 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.
If you're passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Assist in preparation of information for the organisational annual governance statement.
- Oversee various elements of compliance with standing orders including receipt and opening of tenders, and entries into the gifts and hospitality register and declarations of interest register.
- Manage specific projects across the department and the Joint Collaborative Commissioning (NWJCC) service if appropriate.
- Line manage the administrative function within the Corporate Governance Team and will be the line manager for the Business Unit Administrative Assistant.
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
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
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of business case procedures, range of computerised software, managerial knowledge, project monitoring, acquired through Degree or equivalent experience, plus further training and experience to postgraduate Diploma level equivalency.
- Knowledge of policy issues affecting NHS Wales.
- Knowledge of corporate governance agenda.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a corporate governance role including working within board and committee structures.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting an NHS Committee secretariat function. Project management experience.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Staff management skills.
- Organisational skills.
- Communication skills - verbal and written.
- Ability to use full Microsoft office suite.
- Ability to create succinct formal minutes.
- Ability to work unsupervised, making appropriate judgements/decisions.
- Ability to meet deadlines/targets.
- Capacity to concentrate for long periods of time.
- Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues).
- Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others' behaviours impact on people's experiences and the organisation's reputation.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- Shows empathy and compassion towards others - a natural disposition to put yourself in someone else's shoes. Sees and treats others as individuals (patient, families, and colleagues) and treats people with dignity and respect.
- Shows resilience, adaptability and flexible approach as situations arise and positivity when times are tough.
- Shows respect for others' views and appreciate others' inputs and encourage colleagues to display our values.
- Willing to seek out learning, give and accept constructive feedback and committed to continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of business case procedures, range of computerised software, managerial knowledge, project monitoring, acquired through Degree or equivalent experience, plus further training and experience to postgraduate Diploma level equivalency.
- Knowledge of policy issues affecting NHS Wales.
- Knowledge of corporate governance agenda.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a corporate governance role including working within board and committee structures.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting an NHS Committee secretariat function. Project management experience.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Staff management skills.
- Organisational skills.
- Communication skills - verbal and written.
- Ability to use full Microsoft office suite.
- Ability to create succinct formal minutes.
- Ability to work unsupervised, making appropriate judgements/decisions.
- Ability to meet deadlines/targets.
- Capacity to concentrate for long periods of time.
- Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues).
- Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others' behaviours impact on people's experiences and the organisation's reputation.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- Shows empathy and compassion towards others - a natural disposition to put yourself in someone else's shoes. Sees and treats others as individuals (patient, families, and colleagues) and treats people with dignity and respect.
- Shows resilience, adaptability and flexible approach as situations arise and positivity when times are tough.
- Shows respect for others' views and appreciate others' inputs and encourage colleagues to display our values.
- Willing to seek out learning, give and accept constructive feedback and committed to continuous improvement.
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).
