Job vacancy: Deputy Locality Manager, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Llwynypia

Job summary

Main area: Community Care
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 110-AC291-1025

Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda
Town: Llwynypia
Salary: £65,424 - £76,021 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/10/2025 23:59

Deputy Locality Manager

Band 8b

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.

Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Undertake the role of Deputy Locality Manager and ensure the effective leadership of community teams ensuring they own and deliver the standards of quality and performance expected of them.

Have line management responsibility for several services within the Community undertaking recruitment, appraisal, disciplinary, investigations, grievance etc., as required that exposes the post holder to emotional and distressing circumstances and will need to work in accordance with CTMUHB policies.

Develop robust partnerships with trade union/staff side organisations across CTMUHB.

Lead and motivate the Community teams to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency, effectiveness and innovation in the delivery of placed based person-centred care and support.

Provide leadership and direction across situations where highly complex ideas or concepts need to be conveyed and implemented across the service in easily understood language.

Ensure that effective communication mechanisms are in place within the team to engage staff and staff organisations, recognising the particular challenges associated with a dispersed workforce.

Lead the Community teams to promote and ensure a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence is achieved, encouraging the sharing of best practice across the organisation.

Ensure the provision of clear objectives to managers within the Community Services ensuring individual development plans are progressed and that effective systems of joint professional/clinical supervision are in place.

Person specification

Qualifications/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Master’s Level qualification or equivalent relevant skills, knowledge and experience
Knowledge and understanding of the political context and constraints at local and national level.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of governance principles and systems

Desirable criteria

Postgraduate management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of operational management, including Staff, Performance, Service Development and significant financial management.
Experience in contributing to plans and policies at a strategic level
Experience of working effectively with partners, stakeholders and the public to deliver change
Experience in establishing and leading effective teams.

Desirable criteria

Experience of operating in a political environment and developing relationships with local elected members.

Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrable qualities of leadership, drive and effective inter-personal skills
Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
Ability to articulate and escalate important issues in a clear and logical way

Desirable criteria

Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.

Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.

Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.

All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.