Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-AC051-0425
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess of Wales Hospital
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Administration Support Manager
Band 5
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with excellent communication skills, the ability to problem solve and work well as part of a team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Specialist Services directorate based at the Princess of Wales Hospital with cross Health Board working. The post is for Dermatology Services across the Health Board.
Are you able to prioritise your workload and multi-task?
Do you have sound organisational skills and are you able to work in a busy environment?
If this is you, then we would like to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached Job Description for full duties of this role within the Specialist Services Directorate.
The post holder will:
In support of the Directorate Management Team, supervise the administrative management of junior medical staff, ensuring appropriate levels of cover are in place.
Line management of administrative staff, including leave requests and ensuring a safe and continuous service is maintained at all times.
Management of sickness absence for administrative staff, again following the appropriate Policy and ensuring processes are followed.
Provide direct day-to-day operational support in the provision of quality services within budget and that all opportunities for the continuous development and improvement of the service are appropriately considered and pursued.
Provide direct day-to-day operational support in the delivery of all NHS Wales Performance Framework targets. Ensuring effective day to day operational management in accordance with best practice.
Co-ordination of Junior Medical staff within the areas of responsibility and management of medical rotas and escalating where appropriate through structure
Support the development of patient focused pathways with key emphasis on improved patient experience.
Work independently using own initiative in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures, with work being managed rather than supervised.
Working for our organisation
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.
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
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree level of education, or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of working with people at all different levels within an organisation particularly the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Development and implementation of policies and procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
- Planning, organisation and management.
- Have ability to analyse and make complex judgements.
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carol Rees
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07885509729
- Additional information
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