Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to progress their career in Financial Management within the Trust's Group Clinical Support Services team.
In this role, you will provide Finance & Business support to both Operational & Clinical Colleagues in a rewarding position that provides excellent opportunities to develop your financial leadership and commercial skills. You will be influencing day to day decision making across the services to maximise value for patients whilst maintaining strong financial control in line with Trust processes and striving to deliver on productivity improvements. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will take a lead role in a variety of areas for the whole business unit. You will be accountable for the management of the finance team that supports the services within their remit.
We are committed to career development and offer a flexible and collaborative working environment where your health and wellbeing are valued. We are constantly evolving, improving and encourage innovation. We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based on site, and remote working.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Head of Finance will act as the lead financial specialist in the Group, supporting the Head of Finance in providing a comprehensive financial and performance management service.
The postholder will be expected to deputise for the HoF as and when required. This will therefore require knowledge of all the services within the remit of this role.
The Deputy will take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running of the Finance Business Partnering team, acting as first line of enquiry to support members, share learning and facilitate best practice across the team. The Deputy Head of Finance will be responsible for recruitment, training, development, performance and disciplinary issues of the staff accountable to them.
Other components of the role include coordinating the team to ensure smooth delivery of month end processes and reporting and providing support to Trust wide projects and initiatives.
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification -- i.e. Fully Qualified member of CCAB (as per HFMA national finance profiles definition).
- Completion of evidenced ongoing continuing professional development, in accordance with guidelines produced by the relevant Professional Accountancy Body.
Experience
Essential
- Track record of leading change in a complex organisation
- Experience of multi professional collaboration at a senior level.
- Development and utilisation of internal and external benchmarking techniques including the use within business case appraisal.
- Experience of leading, managing and developing a team.
- Experience of suggesting and making changes to local systems and processes.
- Extensive relevant experience of Financial Management.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering savings within a health or social care setting
- Specialist, expert knowledge of specific NHS policies/procedures for example Payment by Results, Coding, Patient Choice, Foundation Trusts, GIRFT, Model Hospital
- Good working knowledge of and proven interest in the NHS including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework.
- Up to date, in depth knowledge of Financial and Management Accounting procedures including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Familiarity with relevant changes in clinical practice and the consequent impact on resource utilisation.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills including the ability to summarise highly complex financial issues into concise financial reports and prepare complex, multi- faceted business cases.
- Good verbal communication and presentation skills including the ability to explain highly complex financial issues clearly and persuasively to non-financial staff and communicate sensitive or contentious information in order to influence decision making.
- Excellent negotiation skills are required to overcome barriers to understanding arising from the complexity of issues. The ability to empathise with a conflicting point of view and work in a co-operative way in order to facilitate a workable compromise is essential.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Strong inter-personal skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels from within the organisation and external stakeholders
- Awareness of organisational politics in order to keep healthcare professionals on board with the change and resource management agenda.
- Ability to effectively lead and motivate teams to manage change and achieve organisational goals
- Flexibility to work autonomously with the skills to make decisions independently and delegate effectively
- Proven ability to use own initiative, prioritise work to meet tight deadlines delegate appropriately and apply problem solving skills effectively.
- Good understanding of operational issues and how organisational pressures affect broader resource utilisation.
- Experience of transformation and change management
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to make sound judgements and decisions on highly complex issues to minimise financial risk in situations where there is a multiplicity of targets / objectives, imperfect information and no obvious precedent.
- Ability to make judgements on financial risks where expert opinions may conflict is required.
- Ability to remain calm and perform consistently in stressful situations, including formal meetings with Executive Directors and senior staff from external organisations.
- Confidence to advise on certain courses of action/decisions which may have far-reaching and long-term strategic consequences for the Trust.
- Commitment to development and training of staff
- Willingness to learn
- High levels of personal integrity and displays smart appearance
- Adhere to and ensure compliance with relevant Health and Safety legislation.
- Reliable, punctual, proactive approach.
- Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.
Desirable
- Comprehensive IT skills including the use of Financial Systems / General Ledgers. Experience with Microsoft Office products/other software packages including the ability to design highly complex spreadsheets, reports and databases to manipulate and analyse technical data and convert it into an accessible, user-friendly format.
- Member of the HFMA
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification -- i.e. Fully Qualified member of CCAB (as per HFMA national finance profiles definition).
- Completion of evidenced ongoing continuing professional development, in accordance with guidelines produced by the relevant Professional Accountancy Body.
Experience
Essential
- Track record of leading change in a complex organisation
- Experience of multi professional collaboration at a senior level.
- Development and utilisation of internal and external benchmarking techniques including the use within business case appraisal.
- Experience of leading, managing and developing a team.
- Experience of suggesting and making changes to local systems and processes.
- Extensive relevant experience of Financial Management.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering savings within a health or social care setting
- Specialist, expert knowledge of specific NHS policies/procedures for example Payment by Results, Coding, Patient Choice, Foundation Trusts, GIRFT, Model Hospital
- Good working knowledge of and proven interest in the NHS including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework.
- Up to date, in depth knowledge of Financial and Management Accounting procedures including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Familiarity with relevant changes in clinical practice and the consequent impact on resource utilisation.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills including the ability to summarise highly complex financial issues into concise financial reports and prepare complex, multi- faceted business cases.
- Good verbal communication and presentation skills including the ability to explain highly complex financial issues clearly and persuasively to non-financial staff and communicate sensitive or contentious information in order to influence decision making.
- Excellent negotiation skills are required to overcome barriers to understanding arising from the complexity of issues. The ability to empathise with a conflicting point of view and work in a co-operative way in order to facilitate a workable compromise is essential.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Strong inter-personal skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels from within the organisation and external stakeholders
- Awareness of organisational politics in order to keep healthcare professionals on board with the change and resource management agenda.
- Ability to effectively lead and motivate teams to manage change and achieve organisational goals
- Flexibility to work autonomously with the skills to make decisions independently and delegate effectively
- Proven ability to use own initiative, prioritise work to meet tight deadlines delegate appropriately and apply problem solving skills effectively.
- Good understanding of operational issues and how organisational pressures affect broader resource utilisation.
- Experience of transformation and change management
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to make sound judgements and decisions on highly complex issues to minimise financial risk in situations where there is a multiplicity of targets / objectives, imperfect information and no obvious precedent.
- Ability to make judgements on financial risks where expert opinions may conflict is required.
- Ability to remain calm and perform consistently in stressful situations, including formal meetings with Executive Directors and senior staff from external organisations.
- Confidence to advise on certain courses of action/decisions which may have far-reaching and long-term strategic consequences for the Trust.
- Commitment to development and training of staff
- Willingness to learn
- High levels of personal integrity and displays smart appearance
- Adhere to and ensure compliance with relevant Health and Safety legislation.
- Reliable, punctual, proactive approach.
- Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.
Desirable
- Comprehensive IT skills including the use of Financial Systems / General Ledgers. Experience with Microsoft Office products/other software packages including the ability to design highly complex spreadsheets, reports and databases to manipulate and analyse technical data and convert it into an accessible, user-friendly format.
- Member of the HFMA
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
