Job Description

The Deputy Director of Commissioning for Specialised Services will provide strategic and operational leadership, supporting the Director of Commissioning in delivering high-quality, patient-centred, and value-based commissioned services.
The post holder will oversee significant elements of the commissioning portfolio, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and manage complex stakeholder relationships, frequently deputising for the Director of Commissioning including at strategic and national levels, acting with significant autonomy.
They will ensure commissioned services meet clinical, financial, and operational excellence, contributing to the achievement of national and organisational objectives and delivering quality and value at organisational and system-wide levels.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job

• Direct, lead and manage a large and complex delegated commissioning portfolio.
• Direct, lead, manage and develop the matrix Commissioning Teams for Specialised Services
• Lead the development of commissioning strategies and plans for Specialised Services.
• Lead on the strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and performance management of the Specialised Services portfolio.
• Work with stakeholders to develop and implement plans to improve quality and value across Specialised Services.
• Design and deliver complex system-wide change initiatives for the delegated portfolio, leading variety of activities and detailed work together with the sensitivity to manage individuals in difficult and sometimes complex clinical, operational and commissioning situations.
• Evaluate and analyse complex information to inform commissioning and contract management, presenting findings to a range of audiences, including senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Implement and maintain robust quality assurance and clinical governance arrangements for Specialised Services and ensure appropriate escalation where necessary.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships across the JCC and with external stakeholders across NHS Wales, including commissioner and provider representatives from Health Boards, wider providers, the NHS Executive, Welsh Government officials.

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
29 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8d
Salary
xc2xa389,491 to xc2xa3103,203 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
110-AC131-0525
Job locations
NWJCC Offices Treforest or Mold
Main Road or Mold Business Park
Treforest Industrial Estate or Mold
CF37 5YL
Job description
Job responsibilities
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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 Knoweldge
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 in a number of disciplines, e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period.
• Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.

Desirable

• Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills.

Desirable

• Change management and transformation skills.

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 at a senior level
• Evidence of managing a substantial delegated budget across a range of services

Desirable

• Experience in Commissioning Specialised Services
• Experience of improving performance and quality of Commissioned Services
• Experience of developing and maintaining a culture of learning and continuous improvement
• Experience of bench-marking services against national and international exemplars

Other Role Requirements
Essential

• Substantial leadership and management skills at a team, organisational and system level.
• Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of the NWJCC
• Ability to represent the organisation in high-stakes negotiations, advocating for strategic priorities and securing consensus among diverse stakeholders

Desirable

• Ability to design and implement innovative service models that enhance patient outcomes, improve equity, and deliver cost savings
• Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships with stakeholders to ensure the effective commissioning and delivery of services

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knoweldge
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 in a number of disciplines, e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period.
• Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.

Desirable

• Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills.

Desirable

• Change management and transformation skills.

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 at a senior level
• Evidence of managing a substantial delegated budget across a range of services

Desirable

• Experience in Commissioning Specialised Services
• Experience of improving performance and quality of Commissioned Services
• Experience of developing and maintaining a culture of learning and continuous improvement
• Experience of bench-marking services against national and international exemplars

Other Role Requirements
Essential

• Substantial leadership and management skills at a team, organisational and system level.
• Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of the NWJCC
• Ability to represent the organisation in high-stakes negotiations, advocating for strategic priorities and securing consensus among diverse stakeholders

Desirable

• Ability to design and implement innovative service models that enhance patient outcomes, improve equity, and deliver cost savings
• Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships with stakeholders to ensure the effective commissioning and delivery of services