Head of Strategic Planning and Commissioning
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
The Head of Strategic Planning and Commissioning will lead the Dying Well Strategy Group in strategic planning, clinical pathway planning, regional planning and commissioning. They will ensure services are planned across the UHB in a life course approach.
Fixed term/secondment for 12 months due 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
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.
The post holder will work closely with members of the executive team, clinical and non-clinical directorates and external stakeholders to determine service policy and direction; ensure 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 Strategy groups and external partners where appropriate, to contribute to corporate strategies and to 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 & 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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will ensure that the UHB’s strategic planning processes are appropriate and support the achievement of the UHB’s strategic objectives. Detailed analysis of the impact of internal and external standards and targets on service planning and delivery will be necessary.Leading discussions on actions required to meet targets is an essential part of the role.
The post holder will provide specialist planning expertise to support the development of clinical pathways working with Strategy groups to ensure robust service strategies, delivery plans and pathways are developed and implemented within the strategic context of the UHB’s 1-3 year Integrated Plan.In doing so, the post holder will work with Strategy groups to ensure that appropriate delivery mechanisms are in place, underpinned by sound governance and performance management arrangements.
The post holder will apply standard corporate processes in developing business cases, option appraisals, funding opportunities, action plans, service level agreements and other planning and service development outputs as necessary. The post holder will support the Deputy Director of Strategy and Partnerships in meeting UHB and Directorate objectives to ensure progress is made towards achieving the UHB vision.
Core to this role will be the translation and transfer of corporate priorities into the relevant strategic plans (and vice versa) in order to ensure all opportunities are seized to develop and deliver integrated, or aligned, services wherever it is timely and appropriate to do so.
The post holder will also engage effectively with external stakeholders, including other statutory and voluntary organisations and local communities in planning services and further develop partnership working. Using highly developed specialist knowledge and skills, advice and direction will be given to clinical and non-clinical directorates in respect of the corporate UHB strategy to ensure organisational and service alignment.
The requirement to influence and manage change is an essential aspect of this role.
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
Essential criteria- Educated to Masters Level or Equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- performance management and financial management.
- Detailed knowledge of Health service planning processes.
- Detailed knowledge of funding mechanisms and financial flows within the NHS
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience with a track record of operating in a senior management or strategic development role within health and/or social care
- Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
- The ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and make appropriate strategic and operational decisions
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.