Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

National Framework Auditor

The closing date is 03 July 2025

Job summary

Act as an expert resource within the National Frameworks Team within the Mental Health, Learning Disability & Vulnerable Groups Directorate of the NWJCC.

Responsible for the quality assurance of provider services collaboratively commissioned via the National Framework Agreements.

Provide specialist advice for other agencies and professionals regarding the clinical management of individuals presenting with mental health conditions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Clinically audit providers of collaboratively commissioned MHLDVG services under the National Framework Agreements.

Ensure providers reduce risk and promote hope, recovery and rehabilitation.

Ensure quality and safety concerns about providers are raised, discussed, collated and disseminated by statutory agencies, Local authorities and UHBs.

Facilitate collaborative working between providers and commissioners to ensure safe and effective care.

The majority of functions undertaken are proactive performance management or reactive to situations that have arisen. Formal reviews are undertaken with providers, and UHB's which examine use of collaboratively commissioned services compared to plans and progress towards achieving service quality as set out in the service specification.

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.

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR273-0625

Job locations

NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC)

Unit 1 Charnwood Court, Heol Bilingsley, Nantgarw

Pontypridd

CF15 7QZ


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

  • A Registered Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities); Clinical/Counselling Psychologist; Social Worker; Occupational Therapist, educated to Master's degree or equivalent level of experience/knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge in mental health, learning disability, CAMHS & eating disorder management within the secondary care setting.
  • Understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
  • Knowledge about relevant Mental Health legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives across the UK.

Desirable

  • Experience in a leadership role.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in inpatient services.
  • Relevant experience of healthcare quality improvement.
  • Working in a challenging and busy environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of performance monitoring.
  • Experience of Continuing Health Care.
  • Experience 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.
  • Audit and performance monitoring and management.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels.
  • Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
  • Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
  • Well-developed IT skills.
  • Strong clinical audit and performance management skills.
  • Able to gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex sources.
  • Able to demonstrate a focus upon outcomes.
  • Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Leadership and management skills at a team level.
  • Demonstrate highly effective verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical and professional credibility.
  • Innovative and responsive to change.

Other Role Requirements

Essential

  • Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of NHS Wales.
  • Passion for providing high quality care for patients.
  • Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the NWJCC and external organisations.
  • Able to travel across the UK in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
  • Enhanced DBS Check
  • 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 speaker to level 1 or willingness to learn.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • A Registered Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities); Clinical/Counselling Psychologist; Social Worker; Occupational Therapist, educated to Master's degree or equivalent level of experience/knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge in mental health, learning disability, CAMHS & eating disorder management within the secondary care setting.
  • Understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
  • Knowledge about relevant Mental Health legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives across the UK.

Desirable

  • Experience in a leadership role.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in inpatient services.
  • Relevant experience of healthcare quality improvement.
  • Working in a challenging and busy environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of performance monitoring.
  • Experience of Continuing Health Care.
  • Experience 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.
  • Audit and performance monitoring and management.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels.
  • Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
  • Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
  • Well-developed IT skills.
  • Strong clinical audit and performance management skills.
  • Able to gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex sources.
  • Able to demonstrate a focus upon outcomes.
  • Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Leadership and management skills at a team level.
  • Demonstrate highly effective verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical and professional credibility.
  • Innovative and responsive to change.

Other Role Requirements

Essential

  • Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of NHS Wales.
  • Passion for providing high quality care for patients.
  • Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the NWJCC and external organisations.
  • Able to travel across the UK in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
  • Enhanced DBS Check
  • 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 speaker to level 1 or willingness to learn.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (NWJCC)

Unit 1 Charnwood Court, Heol Bilingsley, Nantgarw

Pontypridd

CF15 7QZ


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC)

Unit 1 Charnwood Court, Heol Bilingsley, Nantgarw

Pontypridd

CF15 7QZ


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

National Framework Audit Lead

Debra Hillman

deb.hillman@wales.nhs.uk

01443443112

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR273-0625

Job locations

NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC)

Unit 1 Charnwood Court, Heol Bilingsley, Nantgarw

Pontypridd

CF15 7QZ


Supporting documents

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