Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Director of Financial Management to join Nottingham University Hospital's finance department in a key leadership role.
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail please contact Dominic Thornton on dominic.thornton@nuh.nhs.uk where he will be happy to set up a Teams or phone call.
This role will require a presence for part of each week on site at Trust HQ, City Campus as well as the opportunity for partial home working with occasional travel to the Trust's QMC and Ropewalk Campus.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead a large financial management team to make a major contribution to Nottingham University Hospitals and continue the development of innovative and agile delivery of financial reporting, budgetary management and business support to our clinical and corporate team. Having adapted successfully to remote working the department is currently transitioning to a more formal hybrid working approach. A key priority of the department is obtaining One NHS Finance accreditation at level 3.
You may be an existing senior manager who is keen to further develop your career and national reputation for achieving success in one of the UK's largest and most complex organisations. Skilled at delivering change through people, you are a charismatic and insightful leader with outstanding communication skills.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate how they have delivered significant successes that have led to financial improvement and their capability to lead a large team and improve processes. You will be an experienced leader working with in the NHS or within an equally complex environment. Leadership, team-working and influencing skills are essential. You will be a team player and possess drive and innovation with a real commitment to taking your teams forward and contributing to the Trust's success.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is striving with partners across the Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System to meet the challenges of recovering services following COVID in a tough financial environment with clear expectations around increased productivity and a return to BAU efficiency delivery. The finance team is a key enabler of the Trust's People First strategy and is currently refreshing its medium term financial strategy.
The successful applicant will experience working in one of the largest Teaching hospitals in the country - delivering sustainable high quality clinical care, offering an exceptional experience for our patients; and creating a great place for our staff to work. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust employs around 18,000 staff across our QMC and City Campus. We provide secondary and tertiary services to a population of around 2.5 million across the East Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specification are attached as part of the role but key responsibilities include:
Budget setting
Monthly reporting
Management of the Trust's Finance Business Partners
Membership of the Trust's service development review group (SDRG)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specification are attached as part of the role but key responsibilities include:
Budget setting
Monthly reporting
Management of the Trust's Finance Business Partners
Membership of the Trust's service development review group (SDRG)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level (or equivalent) ie. CCAB accounting qualification with recent significant post qualification experience.
- Doctorate/ Masters in a subject relevant to the role or equivalent level management / operational experience
- Must have significant evidenced continual professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Expert understanding of the NHS finance regime
- Experience of delivering effective partnerships in complex organisations
- Experience of delivering complex change programmes
- Experience in managing teams
- Able to develop, use and interpret highly complex financial models, including sensitivity analysis.
- Experience of delivering a highly complex work programme against multiple challenging deadlines.
- Extensive experience of business partnering with senior managers and directors of a large, complex organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level (or equivalent) ie. CCAB accounting qualification with recent significant post qualification experience.
- Doctorate/ Masters in a subject relevant to the role or equivalent level management / operational experience
- Must have significant evidenced continual professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Expert understanding of the NHS finance regime
- Experience of delivering effective partnerships in complex organisations
- Experience of delivering complex change programmes
- Experience in managing teams
- Able to develop, use and interpret highly complex financial models, including sensitivity analysis.
- Experience of delivering a highly complex work programme against multiple challenging deadlines.
- Extensive experience of business partnering with senior managers and directors of a large, complex organisation.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).