This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Strategy, Planning and Performance Team within the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
The Trust is continuing in its commitment to deliver financially sustainable services and develop new ways of generating income via the Financial Sustainability Programme.
To support delivery of this strategy the Trust has created a Head of Commercial Development role within the Strategy, Planning and Performance Directorate to enable the Trust’s commercial ambitions.
The Head of Commercial Development is a new role within the team that will be responsible for driving forward the Trust’s commercial strategy, directing and managing all the Trust’s activities concerned with new business development, including bids and tenders, the generation of new income streams, and (where applicable) to ensure the protection of current business which Commissioners may re-tender.
This is a fixed term role and is ideally suited to someone that is ambitious, adaptable, organised, and that possesses strong interpersonal skills. The post holder will need to ensure the structures are in place to scope, assess.
This role will be responsible for driving forward the Trust’s commercial strategy, directing and managing all the Trust’s activities concerned with new business development, including bids and tenders, the generation of new income streams, and (where applicable) to ensure the protection of current business which Commissioners may re-tender.
The role will be responsible for developing the Trust’s overall commercial function, including infrastructure and approach to the above.
The main duties of the job are to ensure the Trust has a sustainable approach to delivering on its commercial strategy, commercial activity, and business development ambitions, in line with its Financial Sustainability objectives. The post holder will ensure the structures are in place to scope, assess, and manage the creation of new income streams using existing idea submission systems, market knowledge, and experience of commercial development in public sector organisations.
#RemarkablePeople
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Marsh Job title: Executive Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance Email address: Rachel.Marsh3@wales.nhs.uk
