Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 7 months (until 31/03/2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-AC797-0726
- Employer
- Velindre University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Trust Headquarters
- Town
- Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff
- Closing
- 06/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Corporate Medical Business Support Manager
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.
Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).
Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.
For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Medical Business Support Manager (Band 7) within Velindre University NHS Trust.
This is a newly established role within the Corporate Medical Business Team, working closely with the Executive Medical Director and Executive Medical Business Manager to support the successful delivery of the Trust’s corporate medical business portfolio.
The postholder will provide high‑level strategic and operational support, contributing to the coordination of medical workforce activity, governance processes, portfolio management, and improvement programmes aligned to Trust and national priorities.
This post is Fixed Term/Secondment until 31/03/2027 due to 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.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Medical Business Support Manager will:
- Provide senior-level business and operational support to the Executive Medical Director and Executive Medical Business Manager
- Coordinate and manage the Trust’s corporate medical business portfolio, including delivery plans and portfolio refreshes
- Lead and manage key medical workforce committees and strategic forums, including preparation of papers, briefings, presentations, minutes, and action tracking
- Support the development of business cases, strategic plans, and improvement programmes
- Undertake benchmarking, horizon scanning, analysis, and interpretation of complex information to support executive decision-making
- Work closely with Divisions, corporate teams, and external stakeholders to support delivery of strategic objectives
- Contribute to governance, reporting, and assurance processes, including preparation of high‑quality reports for senior committees and Trust Board
- Support project management activity and delivery of agreed programmes of work
- Provide line management and leadership for direct reports where applicable
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
At Velindre University NHS Trust we aim to foster a culture of discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will achieve this by embedding research and innovation into everything we do, to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for our patients and communities.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Velindre University NHS Trust is committed to delivering high‑quality, specialist cancer services and to supporting the development of our workforce.
You will join a small, dynamic corporate team working at the heart of the Trust’s medical workforce and strategic planning activity. This role offers a valuable development opportunity for individuals looking to gain experience working with senior leaders and contributing to strategic transformation, governance, and service improvement.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full person specification for this role.
If you are ready to make a difference and thrive in a collaborative, dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you.
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 criteria
- Recognised management qualification or educated to Masters level in a relevant subject e.g. Business Management, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE 2, or other recognised project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a supervisory / managerial role
- Good track record of developing service strategies and plans and in successfully managing and delivering Programmes and Projects
- Broad experience and evidence of working in partnership with stakeholders at all levels to deliver change and modernisation
- Experience of working in complex and pressured environment with conflicting demands on time
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Experience of preparing business plans/business cases considering finance, quality, activity, workforce, and organisational factors
- Experience of writing reports for high-level committees and Trust Board
- Experience of project implementation and monitoring ongoing projects
- Experience of managing finance systems e.g. budget monitoring
- Experience of managing, maintaining and developing systems and procedures
- Experience of formal minutes taking
- Working with multi-professional clinical staff groups
Desirable criteria
- Experience of line management or supervision of staff
- Experience of supporting or contributing to medical workforce committees/groups
- Working in an NHS environment.
- Experience of monitoring performance indicators
- Understanding of project management methodologies
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to develop long-term complex workplan strategies and to plan and deliver Programmes
- Strategic thinker with ability to have corporate overview. Ability to balance strategic and operational management
- Advanced conceptual thinking, reasoning and numeracy and the ability to develop and compare a range of options based upon complex facts or situations
- Able to organise multidisciplinary meetings and events, including minute-taking and action plan update and progression
- Advanced communication, negotiation, persuasion and interpersonal skills
- Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy
- Analyse information from numerous sources
- Advanced IT/keyboard skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to be able to work independently and in a remote environment
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language (Level 1)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Eddie
- Job title
- Executive Medical Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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