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Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Finance Analyst 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
This role provides support and advice to all the Finance and Value functions, with a focus on information management, activity reporting systems and data flows, alongside general financial management of the NWJCC healthcare contracts with tertiary providers, and other payments, including Individual Patient Funding Requests.
This role includes the analysis of the contract monitoring files and associated patient datasets.
Welsh language Skills need to be learnt when appointed to the post.
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 to be Learnt on Appointment: This post is advertised as ‘Welsh to be Learnt on Appointment’. This is an exciting opportunity and means we’ll give you the skills in Welsh we need once you’ve been recruited if you don’t already have skills in Welsh. We’ll do this using our free and flexible internal offer alongside our partnership with Learn Welsh Glamorgan, helping you to gain the valuable skills needed to strengthen our bilingual organisation. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Little requirement for physical effort, but must be able to visit other sites in Wales or the UK in a timely manner.
- Able to undertake the remit of the role.
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh Language (Level 1) or willingness to work towards upon appointment
Values
Essential
- Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.
- Commitment to team-working.
- Logical and organised.
- Can work effectively with people of diverse skills, abilities and experience.
- Professional approach to work.
- Flexible and adaptable approach.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an NHS Finance Function.
- Contracting /Commissioning Information management experience.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering to strict deadlines.
- Experience working with, and managing complex information and data from a variety of sources through spreadsheets and databases.
Desirable
- Track record in working with other health professionals.
- Experience of working with private sector healthcare providers.
- Experience of working with Foundation Trusts in England.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex financial information to a diverse audience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Setting and achieving tight deadlines.
- Time management.
- Ability to think laterally.
- Advanced Excel and Access skills.
Desirable
- Efficient in the use of Oracle, ESR, BIS.
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree, actively studying towards CCAB professional qualification.
- Appropriate knowledge and understanding of management accountancy and NHS Finance.
- Understanding of the financial issues within a commissioning context.
- Computerised financial management systems.
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development.
Desirable
- Understanding of the Payment by Results (PbR) funding mechanism.
- Knowledge of VBA/SQL.
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This advert is for Finance Analyst - NWJCC with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £39,631 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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