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Deputy Director - Financial Management & Financial Governance
Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- 2nd Floor, Unit 1
- Address
- Old Field Road, Bocam Park,
- Town
- Pencoed,
- Postcode
- CF35 5LJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Cardiff
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £84,825 - £97,822 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8d)
Specialty
- Main area
- Finance
Welcome to the NHS Wales Executive, a new national support function, operational from 1 April 2023
Our key purpose is to…
Drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
To find out more visit NHS Wales Executive.
Our values
Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a key leadership role that supports the Responsible Officer (RO) and Director of Financial Planning & Delivery, on the strategic, professional and operational delivery of financial management, financial reporting, and financial governance of the NHS Executive and NHS Wales.
Deputising for the RO to provide strategic financial advice to the NHS Executive and liaison with Welsh Government finance team and policy leads as required. You will work closely with the Responsible Officer / Director, Financial Planning & Delivery, Head of Corporate Governance & Business Support, Programme Directors, and other senior managers, both within the NHS Executive and with external strategic partners, including Welsh Government, to provide innovative, pro-active financial advice and support to the organisation, whilst overseeing the development and delivery of robust directorate financial processes and controls.
The ideal candidate will provide leadership and support to the Finance Business Partners for the NHS Executive in Public Health Wales, ensuring the delivery of an efficient and effective finance business partnering service.
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Communications & Relationships
Provide leadership and direction across situations where highly complex ideas or concepts need to be conveyed and implemented in easily understood language.
Produce complex reports and presentations based on a range of information from a variety of sources, interpreting sophisticated, technical and complex financial and non-financial information in an easily understood manner.
Providing “best practice” advice to the NHS Executive and NHS Wales’s organisations on all aspects of financial management.
Communicate directly with Directors, senior managers, clinicians, and finance colleagues, demonstrating a high level of presentation skills.
Write convincing, well researched and articulate papers for Board level consumption.
Managerial & Leadership
Responsible for the line management and professional support of multiple Business Units of the NHS Executive.
Ensure that the finance business partner function provided to NHS Executive is proactive and influential in its contribution to the organisation’s strategic and operational plan and to encourage and ensure a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and professional excellence is achieved.
Working alongside the Directors and senior budget holders to provide expert professional financial management and business advice covering all aspects of service delivery.
Working for our organisation
The NHS Executive works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.
Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction – enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Analytical & Judgemental Skills
To exercise judgement involving highly complex facts and figures and situations which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.
Be able to analyse and assess conflicting information where expert opinion may differ, or information may not be viable relying on judgement and critical thinking to deliver an appropriate outcome.
In collaboration with the business partnering finance team, and senior budget holders, development of detailed financial projections to manage and oversee the delivery of a robust financial outturn position which is in line with the approved annual financial plan, ensuring delivery of value for money and any required cost improvement programmes and cash releasing efficiency schemes.
Lead on identifying the impact of new initiatives, evidence-based proposals, and producing implementation and benefit realisation plans.
Advise on financial performance management and measurement and using benchmarking, to enhance performance by learning from available best practice.
Analyse all metrics applicable to optimal performance and support drive for improvement in financial performance and delivery.
Planning & Organisational Skills
To plan and prioritise own work, to ensure effective support to all areas and delivery of key objectives.
Support the formulation of long-term strategic plans and frameworks ensuring they fit within the Welsh Government (WG) strategic planning and delivery context.
Monitor and review a variety of delivery plans, intervening when required to ensure delivery stays on track.
Responsible for the effectiveness of financial monitoring as a means for ongoing review of organisations sustainable financial health and delivery against all improvement programmes.
Ensure that changes implemented, policies and frameworks written, and concepts developed are in line with latest Welsh Government guidelines and evidence based best practice.
Lead in providing professional financial assessments of the overall holistic view of financial performance and sustainability by organisation.
Policy & Service Development Implementation
Take a lead role in developing an ongoing process for aligning resources with policy, informing decision making and identifying disinvestment and investment opportunities.
Work with partner organisations and stakeholders as appropriate in collaborative schemes for delivery of joint strategy and service developments
Develop models to modernise structures that support new ways of working and future service development.
Ensure a consistent approach adopted for all financial aspects of value, including improving use of benefits realisation models in business case development.
Write new policies and frameworks as and when required by new events and Welsh Government priorities.
Resource Management:
Ensure robust systems of governance, financial control and risk management operate within the organisation.
To take a leadership role in the effective use, monitoring and management of operational budgets within the NHS Executive. This will include prioritisation reviews, budget setting, supervision of delegated budgets and control and procurement of capital equipment, to ensure compliance with the organisation’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and ensure effective corporate governance.
Provide impartial professional advice and meaningful financial analysis and interpretation, to support formulation of strategy, planning and decision making.
Taking a lead role in developing an ongoing process for aligning resources with priorities.
To regularly monitor and review the delivery of plans in liaison with Welsh Government ensuring that regular budget statements are reviewed quickly and that the impact on out-turn of significant current variances is clearly understood by colleagues.
Ensure active involvement and influence on material business decisions to ensure that the immediate and longer-term implications, opportunities, and risks are fully considered and consistent with the overall financial strategy.
To ensure all systems requirements and scheme of delegation and are in place to support the efficient and effective delivery of financial reporting.
To identify opportunities for optimising the resources available to the organisation for the purposes of improving patient care whilst maximising value.
Research & Development
The post holder is responsible for the Directorates qualitative and quantitative audits to inform future service improvements.
Lead the assessment and development or research on international best practice in key strategic areas aligned to the function’s objectives and as required by WG.
NHS Wales Executive, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]
If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.
We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals who may wish to work part time or apply on a job share basis.
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.
The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.
In general, anyone joining our organisation who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- CCAB / CIMA Qualified & Member of Professional body
- Educated to Postgraduate level or equivalent, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate managerial qualification or other professional qualification, Programme / Project Management qualification.
- Demonstrates significant Personal Leadership development, Evidence of personal research into a clinical, managerial, financial area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience, working at a senior level in a large complex organisation, Significant experience as a senior finance manager within the NHS
- Record of effective contribution to the development of business strategy, Experience of planning and implementing long-term strategy
- Proven track record of successfully introducing service improvement or successful management of significant organisational change in a complex environment, Experience of strategic thinking at a senior level and engagement with independent board members and senior executives
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating, managing and developing teams, Experience of significant involvement in a clinical, service or finance improvement project
- Detailed knowledge of NHS Wales finance regime, including a thorough understanding of organisations financial duties, responsibilities and governance requirements
- Detailed understanding of NHS Wales planning framework and processes, Good understanding of the concepts of Value Based Healthcare
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse and appropriately present often highly complex information, Able to interpret complex qualitative and quantitative information and provide advice to senior leaders
- Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines, Able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, influence and political acumen
- Sound judgement, decision making, and organisational skills, Able to interpret legislation, national guidance as appropriate to the role.
- Ability to communicate excellently both verbally and in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive, Excellent oral communication skills and ability to explain complex financial issues to senior non-finance staff in Welsh Government and NHS
- Self-motivated and committed to developing self and team members, An aptitude for creative thinking, evidence of strategic development and delivery of innovative approaches
- Ability and confidence to demonstrate leadership across NHS Wales on driving improvements in financial planning and financial management and confidence to constructively challenge and support senior staff and their teams
Other
Essential criteria
- Microsoft Office – to include Word, Excel (advanced), Advanced keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to Speak Welsh
Documents
- Job Description & Personal Specification - English (PDF, 296.4KB)
- Job Description & Personal Specification - Welsh (PDF, 296.4KB)
- Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 656.5KB)
- Disability Confident Employer (PDF, 180.8KB)
- Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 278.7KB)
- Our Diversity Networks | Ein Rhwydweithiau Amrywiaeth (PDF, 330.6KB)
- Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Maria Eyre
- Job title
- Business Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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