Service Manager

An exciting opportunity is open for an experienced, motivated and independently minded leader who is able to act on their own initiative within agreed guidelines, adopting values led "can do" leadership style within a climate of change to implement and manage the plans and performance of the Directorate under the direction of the Directorate Manager. In addition to the day to day management of the Directorate, the post holder will competently deputise for the Directorate Manager, ensuring the service is seamlessly progressed and not compromised., Reporting to the Directorate Manager, the post holder is expected to contribute with the senior management team to ensure operational plans and performance are closely managed, by proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve difficult operational issues, in accordance with agreed University Health Board objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints, promptly escalating issues which are unable to be resolved.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.