Job summary
- Main area
- Commissioning
- Grade
- Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-AC207-0725
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
- Town
- Pontypridd
- Salary
- £110,818 - £127,523 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Director of Commissioning (JCC)
Band 9
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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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Position: Director of Commissioning - Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Vulnerable Groups, Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC)
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Director of Commissioning - Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Vulnerable Groups, Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) to support our journey as a 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 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 £1.14bn budget.
In this role, you will join a supportive, inclusive team, working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations. We are seeking individuals who reflect our values of respect, trust, collaboration, and excellence—those who put patients and quality at the centre of everything they do.
If you're passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) is a Joint Committee of the seven Health Boards acting collectively on their behalf. The JCC has been established to commission a range of highly specialised, national and regional services for the population of Wales, with an expanding role in the provision of commissioning capability to support Health Boards and other NHS Wales partners. The Director of Commissioning - Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Vulnerable Groups (MHLDVG) will:
Lead the JCC commissioning team/function in relation to the commissioning of mental health, learning disability services and vulnerable groups (MHLDVG) and other services as directed by the Chief Commissioner.
Lead the commissioning of MHLDVG serviwhere a national or regional approach is required, as agreed with health boards as part of the expanding remit of the JCC over time.
Lead on the service strategies and planning, service performance, service risk management, improvement and oversight for delegated commissioned services and lead on the development, engagement and enactment of the JCC’s Commissioning Framework, ensuring delegated services are commissioned effectively and clearly define high quality, affordable services that deliver improved outcomes for patients.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team
CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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.
- Highly specialist knowledge of political, legislative and policy frameworks underpinning the delivery of mental health, learning disabilities and vulnerable group services, and appropriate National Service Frameworks..
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Services, learning disabilities and services needs of vulnerable groups.
- In depth knowledge about relevant mental health legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives across the UK.
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
- Politically literate with a good understanding of the external political environment in Wales and beyond and its impact on NHS Wales..
- Significant understanding and awareness of evidence base for new and emerging models of service delivery across the UK and international health arena.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of contracting and procurement.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience at senior level in a large and complex organisation.
- Significant experience of successfully leading complex and dynamic change in a complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex, sensitive and politicised environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within government or with government departments.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels, and manage and resolve conflict.
- Able to work autonomously, confident as a subject matter expert.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills and key board skills. .
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Able to demonstrate a focus upon outcomes.
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- Commitment to improving quality of patient care.
- Evidence of self-awareness.
- Creative thinker.
- Evidence of integrity, objectivity and fairness.
- Able to learn from experience and adapt to changes and new challenges.
- Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to deliver / present complex information.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Motivated, self-starter with an exceptional commitment to the values of NHS Wales and a passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrable leadership skills at a team and national level.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales and the UK in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
- Innovative and responsive to change.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 courtesy Welsh) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Huw George
- Job title
- Interim Chief Commissioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443443443
- Additional information
Should you wish to make informal enquiries, please contact Debra Davies, Corporate Business Manager via email ([email protected]).
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