# Director of Operations, Planned Care, Cancer and Diagnostics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-operations-planned-care-cancer-and-diagnostics/58f547aa-52ca-4350-b877-79f1a1e052fb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-operations-planned-care-cancer-and-diagnostics/58f547aa-52ca-4350-b877-79f1a1e052fb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Location:** University Hospital of Wales - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Director - **Salary:** £114475.00 to £131732.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T11:39:13.373Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8305938 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8305938?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Cardiff & Vale University Health Board is seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of Operations for the Planned Care, Cancer and Diagnostics to support both recovery of services and the transformation activity required to provide a route to sustainability over time. The University Health Board is a large and complex organisation with 17,000 staff and an annual budget of £2bn. This is a truly fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious organisation focused on improving the quality of care and patient experience of the services provided to the local population of Cardiff & Vale as well as to the patients who access tertiary and specialised services from across Wales. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Clinical Board Leadership teams, we are looking for someone that will bring a a challenging but inclusive and supportive approach as we look to build capacity, resilience as we continue to transform our Planned Care, Cancer and Diagnostic Pathways As ever, these roles are not for the faint of heart as there is a lot to do. However, you will be joining an Operational Team that is focused on quality and safety and ensuring our staff and patients are treated with compassion and respect. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will have oversight of Planned Care, Cancer and Diagnostic delivery, ensuring the effective implementation of national, regional and local strategies as well as a focus on transformation and delivery of recovery plans. The post holder will work in partnership with the Clinical Boards to ensure full engagement of all staff in the delivery of the Clinical Board/Health Board strategies in . They will take a lead on cross-organisation projects and change initiatives that support delivery of the UHB’s objectives. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### 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 If you are interested in finding out more then an Informal conversations and site visit is strongly encouraged. To find out more please contact Catherine Wood, Deputy Chief Operating Officer on 029 20746218 or email catherine.wood2@@wales.nhs.uk Selection process/Interviews w/c 09/10/26 ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Confident of management ability and ability to be credible and confident in dealing with both clinicians and senior management staff. - Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values. ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to lead the strategic development of a business with similar scale and complexity to the Clinical Board. - Strong communication skills (written, oral, presentational and interpersonal). - Ability to provide strategic direction and leadership in accordance with values. - IT literate (proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). ### Knowledge **Essential** - In-depth professional knowledge of General Management, Financial Management, Business Planning, Clinical Strategies and Performance Management acquired through training - Extensive in-depth knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the NHS and NHS patient agenda ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of leading teams, supporting and developing staff members, and actively managing poor performance in accordance with the values of the Health Board. - Experience of directly managing staff and non-pay budgets. - Experience of providing services to a high quality with restricted resources. - Experience of implementing change management projects to develop or improve services ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Masters level or equivalent professional qualification - Postgraduate management qualification ## Documents - [jd & ps (docx, 166.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625873) - [oh fr form (docx, 100.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625922) - [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630) - [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422) - [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.