Job summary
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Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Position: Assistant Director of Corporate Planning and Programmes (JCC)
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking an Assistant Director of Corporate Planning and Programmes, Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) 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
Provide strategic leadership and direction to the NWJCC planning & PMO team, in collaboration with the Deputy Director of Corporate Planning & Programmes.
Lead the development of the Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) for the NWJCC, including the development of the plan implementation & monitoring framework.
Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the NWJCC planning team project management methodology.
Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of key planning documents, including templates to support robust planning and programme and project management.
Develop and manage excellent relationships with colleagues from Local Health Boards, English and Welsh NHS Trusts, and Independent and Third Sector Organisations including leading/coordinating engagement and partnership with finance/information colleagues to plan and implement service change in line with the Vision and Strategic Goals for NWJCC.
Deputise for the Deputy Director of Planning & Programmes as appropriate, and where necessary, for the Director of Corporate Planning & Strategy.
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
The post holder will provide expert advice to the Chief Commissioner and members of the NWJCC Senior Leadership Team in the interpretation and implementation of national policy and guidance on issues relating to the range functions included within their portfolio.
There will be a key requirement to ensure that all relevant qualitative and quantitative targets are delivered in a timely way and within the agreed resource framework. This includes ensuring that financial targets are met and services delivered to agreed budgets.
They will:
Plan to support securing and delivery of high quality, safe and effective services within the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) in line with national and locally agreed standards.
Lead, manage and implement major programmes of work, including strategic service reviews, etc.
Develop the planning of services commissioned by the NWJCC in a national context in order to deliver the strategic objectives of NWJCC and NHS Wales, whilst taking account of the NHS England strategy and policy implications that impact on Welsh patients.
Lead strategic planning for programmes of services for the population of Wales, ensuring that they are responsive to the needs of all populations served and meet set access, quality and outcomes/standards/targets, within available resources.
Interpret legislation and Welsh Government strategic statements and developing the required outcomes into strategy plans.
Have considerable autonomy and will be expected to lead manage the development and development of the NWJCC IMTP with minimal supervision from the Deputy Director of Planning.
Work independently on a wide range of issues and will develop, interpret and implement a wide range of strategies with the minimal amount of intervention from others, deputising for the Deputy Director of Planning as appropriate.
Act on their own initiative, but to know when to refer matters for advice from both inside and outside the organisation.
Be accountable for their own actions and make decisions based on interpretation of policies, procedures, and guidelines and will set goals and standards for others.
Work within the overall strategic direction provided by NWJCC and the Deputy Director of Planning, contributing to the development of the overall strategic direction, providing advice on, national and local requirements, drawing upon experience as well as their local knowledge of services commissioned by the NWJCC.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide expert advice to the Chief Commissioner and members of the NWJCC Senior Leadership Team in the interpretation and implementation of national policy and guidance on issues relating to the range functions included within their portfolio.
There will be a key requirement to ensure that all relevant qualitative and quantitative targets are delivered in a timely way and within the agreed resource framework. This includes ensuring that financial targets are met and services delivered to agreed budgets.
They will:
Plan to support securing and delivery of high quality, safe and effective services within the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) in line with national and locally agreed standards.
Lead, manage and implement major programmes of work, including strategic service reviews, etc.
Develop the planning of services commissioned by the NWJCC in a national context in order to deliver the strategic objectives of NWJCC and NHS Wales, whilst taking account of the NHS England strategy and policy implications that impact on Welsh patients.
Lead strategic planning for programmes of services for the population of Wales, ensuring that they are responsive to the needs of all populations served and meet set access, quality and outcomes/standards/targets, within available resources.
Interpret legislation and Welsh Government strategic statements and developing the required outcomes into strategy plans.
Have considerable autonomy and will be expected to lead manage the development and development of the NWJCC IMTP with minimal supervision from the Deputy Director of Planning.
Work independently on a wide range of issues and will develop, interpret and implement a wide range of strategies with the minimal amount of intervention from others, deputising for the Deputy Director of Planning as appropriate.
Act on their own initiative, but to know when to refer matters for advice from both inside and outside the organisation.
Be accountable for their own actions and make decisions based on interpretation of policies, procedures, and guidelines and will set goals and standards for others.
Work within the overall strategic direction provided by NWJCC and the Deputy Director of Planning, contributing to the development of the overall strategic direction, providing advice on, national and local requirements, drawing upon experience as well as their local knowledge of services commissioned by the NWJCC.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Post holder requires highly developed specialist knowledge across a number of areas of responsibility that has been acquired over a significant period of time.
- Will be educated to Master's Degree level in a range of specialist areas. In depth professional knowledge in staff management, performance management and financial management.
- Politically astute and high level of intuition.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate Professional Body.
- Awareness of social, political, financial and business issues affecting the NHS.
- Knowledge of both NHS systems and service priorities and their future directions.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience with track record of operating at a senior management or strategic role in a complex public sector organisation.
- Significant experience in the management the planning of Specialised Services.
- A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives.
- Evidence of working within a highly complex and politically sensitive organisation.
- Evidence of successfully influencing senior management and other professionals.
- Experience of working effectively to support a corporate body that has a Board and formal committee structure.
- Experience of working with highly complex information using persuasive and effective negotiation skills in connection with this information.
- Experience of leading service change in introducing new response arrangements.
Desirable
- Experience of performance managing other organisations.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate others not necessarily reporting directly to role.
- Demonstrates drive and ambition with skills in effective team working.
- Ability to make a wider corporate contribution to the organisation's strategies and decision making operating comfortably at the most senior levels of the organisation, including with Board members.
- Ability to work with all professions throughout the organisation and with colleagues in partner organisations.
- Possess excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to negotiate and influences effectively with internal and external contacts.
- Financial acumen, able to manage budgets and deliver against stretching organisational targets.
- Extensive staff management and leadership skills.
- Ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and make appropriate strategic and operational decisions.
- High level of personal integrity.
- Self-motivated, innovative and proactive.
- Good team player with well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Flexible and adaptable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Desirable
- Ability to present Business Cases.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
- Demonstrableproject management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance.
- Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
- Committed to developing self and team members.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and innovative.
- Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure.
- Full reviews of specialised services and preparedness of reports will be required, resulting in having to develop papers and present options and recommendations and secure the support and agreement from a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to travel around Wales in a timely manner to attend meetings etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Post holder requires highly developed specialist knowledge across a number of areas of responsibility that has been acquired over a significant period of time.
- Will be educated to Master's Degree level in a range of specialist areas. In depth professional knowledge in staff management, performance management and financial management.
- Politically astute and high level of intuition.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate Professional Body.
- Awareness of social, political, financial and business issues affecting the NHS.
- Knowledge of both NHS systems and service priorities and their future directions.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience with track record of operating at a senior management or strategic role in a complex public sector organisation.
- Significant experience in the management the planning of Specialised Services.
- A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives.
- Evidence of working within a highly complex and politically sensitive organisation.
- Evidence of successfully influencing senior management and other professionals.
- Experience of working effectively to support a corporate body that has a Board and formal committee structure.
- Experience of working with highly complex information using persuasive and effective negotiation skills in connection with this information.
- Experience of leading service change in introducing new response arrangements.
Desirable
- Experience of performance managing other organisations.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate others not necessarily reporting directly to role.
- Demonstrates drive and ambition with skills in effective team working.
- Ability to make a wider corporate contribution to the organisation's strategies and decision making operating comfortably at the most senior levels of the organisation, including with Board members.
- Ability to work with all professions throughout the organisation and with colleagues in partner organisations.
- Possess excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to negotiate and influences effectively with internal and external contacts.
- Financial acumen, able to manage budgets and deliver against stretching organisational targets.
- Extensive staff management and leadership skills.
- Ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and make appropriate strategic and operational decisions.
- High level of personal integrity.
- Self-motivated, innovative and proactive.
- Good team player with well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Flexible and adaptable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Desirable
- Ability to present Business Cases.
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
- Demonstrableproject management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance.
- Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
- Committed to developing self and team members.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and innovative.
- Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure.
- Full reviews of specialised services and preparedness of reports will be required, resulting in having to develop papers and present options and recommendations and secure the support and agreement from a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to travel around Wales in a timely manner to attend meetings etc.
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).
