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Hywel Dda University Health Board
About
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 372,320 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.
Finance Business Partner
Closed for applications on: 17-Apr-2023 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Apr-2023 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park
- Address
- Jobswell Road
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Postcode
- SA31 3BB
- Major / Minor Region
- Carmarthenshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £48,526 - £54,619 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Finance
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, highly skilled and innovative individual to join the Finance Directorate as a Finance Business Partner supporting two Directorates;
1) Facilities, Estates and Capital
2) Operations (including oversight of Clinical engineering maintenance, health records management, Sterilisation services)
The post holder will support the Senior Finance Business Partner in influencing the strategic decision making within the Health Board through the provision of highly complex business and financial advice and support to the Executive Directors, Senior Operational Managers, Clinicians and Budget Managers within their area. This role will be supported by a Band 7 Assistant Finance Business Partner (shared with another Directorate) and a centralised management accounting team.
Candidates should be CCAB/CIMA qualified.
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- Forward thinking: ensuring that financial forecasts and modelling are developed and embedded in the way we work, and that effective risk management arrangements are embedded;
- Financial monitoring: resource use, including variances from budget, long term trends and projections;
- Options and decisions: Supporting policy decisions and business cases with evidence-based financial information.
- Financial intelligence: ensuring that value, is an integral part of our arrangements;
- Financial governance: ensuring that arrangements are fit for purpose;
- Whole-system: Financial consequences are considered across the organisation and within divisions;
- Advice: Divisions are provided with sound, commercial advice.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties.
Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 25/04/2023.
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Person specification
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- CCAB Qualified Accountant – professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience.
- Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations; and of management and leadership best practice developments.
- Keeps self informed through local and national networks.
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a complex organisation
- Experience of working with Managers and Clinical Leads.
- Experience in developing business cases.
- Experience of successfully managing budgets.
- Experience in delivering successfully managing budgets.
- Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
- Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement
- Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
- Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leon Popham
- Job title
- Senior Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
No longer accepting applications
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