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North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
About
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Finance Business Partner
Accepting applications until: 22-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 22-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Ladybridge Hall
- Town
- Bolton
- Postcode
- BL1 5DD
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Corporate
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria at each stage of the selection process. We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.
Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within 4 weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisting on this occasion. When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience.
We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
Do you have the passion, motivation and enthusiasm to work in the NHS and contribute towards ensuring that NHS financial resources achieve the very best value for money for taxpayers and service users.
Are you a CCAB Qualified Accountant with excellent planning, organisation and communication skills?
Can you lead and manage a team?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the Finance Directorate at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
The role will provide comprehensive financial management advice and expertise to managers across the Paramedic Emergency Services and Integrated Contact Centres. This includes providing financial input to support service development decisions, leading the annual budget setting process and supporting in the delivery of productivity and efficiency developments.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a wide range of leadership skills and behaviours to ensure good governance, strong financial management and business acumen is embedded not just within the Management Accounts team but across the organisation.
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Provide proactive financial leadership, advice and information to budget holders to deliver balanced budgets, support on key change projects, benchmarking and tenders.
Lead on the delivery of the month end financial position, encompassing trust reserves and the efficiency programme, monitoring actual and forecast performance against the financial plan. Lead on the management and development of next year’s budget, capturing all cost pressures and efficiency plans. Deliver internal and external reporting requirements ensuring reports are accurate, timely and relevant.
Lead and nurture the management accounts team to fulfil their roles and promote a culture of continuous and quality improvement, encouraging finance staff development and best use of resources and systems to deliver efficient and quality outputs.
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification.
For more information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Ruth Marsden ([email protected]).
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
- CCAB qualified with evidence of at least 2 years post qualification experience
- Degree (Honours) or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Understanding of confidentiality with the ability to keep information confidential and exercise discretion
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate complex situations
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to plan tasks of the department and demonstrate flexibility in the completion
- Ability to analyse complex information and solve problems, using different costing models to help support strategic decision making
- Make use of available information to inform decision making and advise others on decision making
- Develop staff by informal and formal methods
- Ability to delegate to the correct level of staff to ensure work is completed accurately whist sharing own skills and knowledge
- Strong staff leadership and motivation skills
- Ability to prepare and provide financial information to enable the organisation to operate effectively and to make valid decisions about its future
- Ability to work autonomously or as part of a multidisciplinary tea
- Understanding and appreciation of equality and diversity
- Coaching and values led leadership style
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience Experience of managing a team
- Demonstrable recent CPD
- Substantial experience of working in finance including knowledge, experience and expertise in a finance management role including budgetary control, forecasting and financial planning
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and a sound understanding of computerised ledger systems
- To have an in depth and specialist knowledge of financial management and accounting procedures, understand and interpret financial legislation and DH/NHS specific policies
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in NHS finance
- Knowledge of current NHS accounting principles and procedures
- Understand the NHS and identify opportunities to improve the services provided
- Understanding of NHS Costing principals
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Marsden
- Job title
- Head of Finance
- Email address
- [email protected]
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