Commissioning Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Commissioning Manager at the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC), a newly formed organisation supporting collaborative commissioning across Wales. The manager will support the Head of Commissioning in managing a designated portfolio, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred services. Key responsibilities include coordinating planning, stakeholder engagement, and performance management, as well as leading on specific contract management and review. The position involves working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations to improve health and care outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning.
- Knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, commissioning acquired through experience and knowledge to postgraduate Diploma equivalency.
- Detailed understanding of services within the delegated portfolio
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives.
- Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical qualification in the area of delegated responsibility, e.g. paramedic for ambulance, nursing/social work for Mental Health.
- Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.
- Experience in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Contract and performance monitoring and management.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
- Change management and transformation.
- Skills and Attributes
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Financial and budget management skills.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills
- Be able gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex sources.
- 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.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
- Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills.
- Leadership and management skills at a team level.
- Change management and transformation skills.
- Other Role Requirements
- Motivated, self-starter with a commitment to the values of NHS Wales
- Passion for providing high quality care for patients.
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels of the JCC and external organisations.
- Able to travel across Wales in a timely manner.
- Ability to work flexibly if necessary.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
- Educated to degree or equivalent level of experience/ knowledge, with evidence of developed knowledge and experience in commissioning.
- Knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, commissioning acquired through experience and knowledge to postgraduate Diploma equivalency.
- Detailed understanding of services within the delegated portfolio
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, quality monitoring of services and patient safety initiatives.
- Detailed understanding of the commissioning and provision of health services.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Clinical qualification in the area of delegated responsibility, e.g. paramedic for ambulance, nursing/social work for Mental Health.
- Change management qualification, e.g. MSP, Prince2 etc.
- Experience in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of successfully working in a highly complex environment with a multiplicity of stakeholders.
- Working within a commissioning environment.
- Performance monitoring at national levels.
- Contract and performance monitoring and management.
- Working in a challenging and busy environment.
- Change management and transformation.
- Skills and Attributes
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
- Demonstrate a constructive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Financial and budget management skills.
- Ability to articulate the key elements that encapsulate high quality and safe patient care.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Strong commissioning, contracting and performance management skills
- Be able gain insights and understanding from multiple sources of complex sources.
- 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.
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards achieving this level.
- Articulate with strong communication and presentation sk
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Commissioning Manager
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Position: Commissioning Manager - [contact details removed] (NWJCC)
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Commissioning Manager - [contact details removed] (NWJCC), 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.
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