Job overview

This is a key post within the organisation providing a lead on planning, service redesign and service development, which requires highly specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience to ensure the health needs of the local population are met.  In doing so, the post holder will contribute to and influence the partnerships agenda for the service areas that they provide a planning and partnerships lead for and will also support the development of commissioning in those areas.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 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.  

Main duties of the job

The Head of Planning and Partnerships will lead their assigned care groups in planning, partnerships, IMTP development and implementation to ensure services are planned within care groups and taking account of interdependencies with other care groups and service structures to meet the needs of the University Health Board population.

The post holder will work closely with the executive team, clinical and non-clinical directorates and external stakeholders to determine service policy and direction, ensuring a sustainable range of healthcare services and secure improvements in services to meet the health needs of the local population.

The post holder will work closely with Care Groups, clinical service groups, and external partners where appropriate, to contribute to corporate strategies and lead the development of service specific plans.  This will include the development of effective internal and external engagement plans to support this work.

Critical to this role will be the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with Directorate Managers, Clinical Directors, Senior Nurses, Executive Directors, colleagues in other corporate directorates and the wider planning and performance team and external partners.

Working for our organisation

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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.