Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional colleague looking for a new challenge. The Assistant Director of Finance - Medicine & Community post is a key role for the Trust and you will be working closely with the Senior Management teams from both divisions along side the finance team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide financial support and advice to the Medical and Community Division. You will work as part of the Divisional Management Team in both divisions to ensure a sound financial basis for business and service changes, ensuring robust monitoring information is provided to enable the Divisions to maximise its financial performance and the Trust to fulfil its corporate financial duties.
The post holder will play a crucial role in the development and implementation of a financial strategy for the Divisions to ensure that high quality services are delivered in a way that delivers value for money.
The post holder may also have a portfolio of corporate responsibilities as agreed with the Director of Finance and will be the recognised Trust lead in these areas.
The post holder will form part of the senior management team of the Medical and Community Divisions. You will work with a wide range of staff within the Divisions, the Trust and the wider Health and Care Community. The post holder will also be part of the Senior Finance Team led by the Director of Finance.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide strategic financial advice to the Divisions, working closely with other members of the Senior Finance Team to ensure good fit with the overall Trust approach.
- As part of the Divisional Management Teams share responsibility for identification, development and implementation of the service and financial plan for the Divisions.
- Responsible (working with other members of the Divisional Management Teams) for the development of the strategic financial framework of the Divisions, and business planning and development.
- Develop a culture where all colleagues are accountable for the delivery of strong financial control, and actively engage in the delivery of aligned financial and operational goals.
- To ensure that approved business plans are reflected in annual budgets and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated.
- Ensure the provision of regular financial reports and budget statements, which meet both the Divisions requirements and the agreed timetable for corporate financial reporting. To identify and analyse key budget variances and provide advice on resolving them.
- Evaluate risks and opportunities and provide forecasts of the financial outlook in both the short, medium and long term, including Downside and Upside financial scenario planning.
- To prepare and present papers at Finance & Performance meetings, Divisional Board, etc.
- Present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner to a wide audience, including clinicians, managers, directors, non-executives and members of the public.
- To prepare financial projections in conjunction with the Divisional Management Teams and feed these into the overall financial management of the Trust.
- To identify potential areas of cost improvement and income generation to the Divisions and to lead the achievement of those savings/income where appropriate.
- To play a proactive role in the management of all Divisional income and fully involved in the processes by which income is generated, ensuring that these are robust and that financial probity is maintained.
- Represent the Divisions within the Trust at committees etc.
- To ensure that information on Divisional costs is provided as required to support Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing.
- To provide timely information for benchmarking purposes.
- Ensure consistent application of good business and accounting practice and compliance with the Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
- To ensure that budget holders and other staff within the Divisions have an appropriate contact point for accessing financial advice.
- To participate in the training and development of staff within the Divisions and the Trust, particularly where concerned with developing the financial management skills of budget-holders.
- To deputise for the Director of Operations at all levels within the organisation as well as with external partners.
- The role may take on additional corporate / Trust wide responsibilities as agreed with the Director of Finance.
- Support the development of the finance vision and strategy, ensuring engagement and commitment from colleagues within the finance team and wider Trust.
- Contribute to the development of the finance function.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide strategic financial advice to the Divisions, working closely with other members of the Senior Finance Team to ensure good fit with the overall Trust approach.
- As part of the Divisional Management Teams share responsibility for identification, development and implementation of the service and financial plan for the Divisions.
- Responsible (working with other members of the Divisional Management Teams) for the development of the strategic financial framework of the Divisions, and business planning and development.
- Develop a culture where all colleagues are accountable for the delivery of strong financial control, and actively engage in the delivery of aligned financial and operational goals.
- To ensure that approved business plans are reflected in annual budgets and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated.
- Ensure the provision of regular financial reports and budget statements, which meet both the Divisions requirements and the agreed timetable for corporate financial reporting. To identify and analyse key budget variances and provide advice on resolving them.
- Evaluate risks and opportunities and provide forecasts of the financial outlook in both the short, medium and long term, including Downside and Upside financial scenario planning.
- To prepare and present papers at Finance & Performance meetings, Divisional Board, etc.
- Present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner to a wide audience, including clinicians, managers, directors, non-executives and members of the public.
- To prepare financial projections in conjunction with the Divisional Management Teams and feed these into the overall financial management of the Trust.
- To identify potential areas of cost improvement and income generation to the Divisions and to lead the achievement of those savings/income where appropriate.
- To play a proactive role in the management of all Divisional income and fully involved in the processes by which income is generated, ensuring that these are robust and that financial probity is maintained.
- Represent the Divisions within the Trust at committees etc.
- To ensure that information on Divisional costs is provided as required to support Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing.
- To provide timely information for benchmarking purposes.
- Ensure consistent application of good business and accounting practice and compliance with the Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
- To ensure that budget holders and other staff within the Divisions have an appropriate contact point for accessing financial advice.
- To participate in the training and development of staff within the Divisions and the Trust, particularly where concerned with developing the financial management skills of budget-holders.
- To deputise for the Director of Operations at all levels within the organisation as well as with external partners.
- The role may take on additional corporate / Trust wide responsibilities as agreed with the Director of Finance.
- Support the development of the finance vision and strategy, ensuring engagement and commitment from colleagues within the finance team and wider Trust.
- Contribute to the development of the finance function.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Professionally qualified (CCAB, CIMA, etc)
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Graduate or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience of working in a large organisation with complex management structures.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Significant post-qualification financial management experience
- Demonstrate significant experience of successful outcomes in service redesign and
- Demonstrates the energy and ability to lead and manage the complexity of tasks that supports the achievement of the organisation's objectives.
- Demonstrates the emotional intelligence and stamina necessary to achieve demanding challenges and goals in a complex and challenging environment.
- Demonstrable evidence of delivering and implementing innovative ways of working.
- Comprehensive and expert level understanding of financial and service risk management
- Experience of providing board level financial information, forecasting and gaining ownership of financial information to support decision-making
- Experience of financial risk assessment and reporting and the development of risk management strategies.
- Experience of business case development and implementation.
- Practical experience of developing and delivering efficiencies and recovery plans
- Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards in the classification and reporting of financial transactions
- Demonstrates a significant level of financial competency at a strategic and operational level.
- Awareness of social, political, financial and business issues affecting the NHS.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and general ledger systems.
- Commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.
- Commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance in an NHS environment.
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians.
- Knowledge of NHS funding flows and the financial framework of an NHS Foundation Trust.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Significant experience of partnership working.
- Demonstrable evidence of influencing and managing organisational change, with clear decision making.
- Demonstrates ability to lead and develop a team.
- Demonstrates ability to train non finance staff.
- Excellent communication skills including, listening, influencing and persuading
- Ability to analyse complex data, statistics and financial information and communicate key messages to clinicians and managers.
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex issues, anticipating barriers and taking action to improve communication as necessary
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Professionally qualified (CCAB, CIMA, etc)
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Graduate or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience of working in a large organisation with complex management structures.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Significant post-qualification financial management experience
- Demonstrate significant experience of successful outcomes in service redesign and
- Demonstrates the energy and ability to lead and manage the complexity of tasks that supports the achievement of the organisation's objectives.
- Demonstrates the emotional intelligence and stamina necessary to achieve demanding challenges and goals in a complex and challenging environment.
- Demonstrable evidence of delivering and implementing innovative ways of working.
- Comprehensive and expert level understanding of financial and service risk management
- Experience of providing board level financial information, forecasting and gaining ownership of financial information to support decision-making
- Experience of financial risk assessment and reporting and the development of risk management strategies.
- Experience of business case development and implementation.
- Practical experience of developing and delivering efficiencies and recovery plans
- Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards in the classification and reporting of financial transactions
- Demonstrates a significant level of financial competency at a strategic and operational level.
- Awareness of social, political, financial and business issues affecting the NHS.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and general ledger systems.
- Commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.
- Commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance in an NHS environment.
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians.
- Knowledge of NHS funding flows and the financial framework of an NHS Foundation Trust.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Significant experience of partnership working.
- Demonstrable evidence of influencing and managing organisational change, with clear decision making.
- Demonstrates ability to lead and develop a team.
- Demonstrates ability to train non finance staff.
- Excellent communication skills including, listening, influencing and persuading
- Ability to analyse complex data, statistics and financial information and communicate key messages to clinicians and managers.
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex issues, anticipating barriers and taking action to improve communication as necessary
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Calderdale Royal Hospital and community sites
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
