Strategic Commissioning Manager – Specialised Services in Pontypridd

Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee. We are seeking a Commissioning Manager – Specialised Services Directorate (NWJCC), to support our 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 is 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 £1.14 bn budget. In this role, you will join a supportive, inclusive team working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations. We seek 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

• Support the Head of Commissioning to manage a designated portfolio within a Commissioning Directorate, ensuring delivery of high‑quality, patient‑centred services.
• Co‑ordinate the planning, stakeholder engagement, and performance management of the delegated portfolio to achieve the best outcomes for patients and the organisation.
• Support overarching contract management and review, leading on specific services or contracts across the Directorate, utilising strong commissioning skills, collaborating with the Head of Commissioning to ensure appropriateness and consistency to deliver high quality, equitable services delivering improved outcomes for patients and value for money.

About us – Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board

CTM is part of NHS Wales and serves a large population across a diverse region comprising Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. With nearly 13,500 staff, CTM is one of Wales’s largest employers, operating three district general hospitals, several community hospitals, and primary and community care facilities. Our values guide us daily: we listen, learn and improve; we treat everyone with respect; and we work together as one team. Employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and ongoing learning and development.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Degree or equivalent level of experience/knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning.
• Knowledge in a number of disciplines such as financial management, performance management, information systems, commissioning – equivalent to postgraduate diploma level.
• 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.
• Clinical qualification in the area of delegated responsibility (e.g. paramedic for ambulance, nursing/social work for mental health).

Experience

• Experience in a large and complex organisation.
• Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
• Experience working within a commissioning environment.
• Performance monitoring at national levels.
• Contract and performance monitoring and management.
• Experience working in a challenging and busy environment.
• Change management and transformation.

Skills and Attributes

• 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 key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
• Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills.
• Ability to gain insights and understanding from multiple complex sources.
• Demonstrated focus on outcomes.
• Committed to continuous development of staff and self.
• Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership.
• Commitment to improving quality of patient care.
• Welsh speaker (level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Leadership and management skills at a team level.
• Change management and transformation skills.

Other Role Requirements

• 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 within the JCC and external organisations.
• Ability 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 requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous convictions.

Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 per annum pro rata.