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Position: Deputy Medical Director (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 Deputy Medical Director, 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.
English and/or Welsh speakers both equally welcome to apply.
The Post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The Deputy Medical Director will be responsible for supporting the Medical Director in providing leadership, to drive forward the provision of commissioned services for Wales.
This is a post for a Consultant or General Practitioner at a national level within the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC). The Deputy Medical Director will support the Medical Director in building, motivating and developing clinical leadership to drive forward improvement in the commissioning of specialised mental health and learning disability services, ambulance and 111 services, and specialised services for Wales.
The post holder will be required to seek, assimilate and provide complex medical evidence and clinical expertise to inform decision making. They will deputise as necessary for the Medical Director on the Joint Commissioning Committee and related sub committees including Quality, Safety and Outcomes Committee (QSOC), the Collaborative Commissioning leadership Group (CCLG) and the NWJCC Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Iolo Doull Job title: Medical Director Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01443443443
Should you wish to make any informal enquiries, please contact Lisa Jones, Corporate Business Support Officer via email (
[email protected]).
