Clinical Board Accountant - INTERNAL TO NHS WALES

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES

Applications are welcome from those seeking full time or part time employment. Hours/working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Finance Department continues to operate hybrid working arrangements offering the opportunity to work both from home and office flexibly throughout the working week. The office base will be Woodland House, appropriate equipment and support will be provided.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Children and Women / Specialist Services Clinical Board finance team. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial support and advice to Business Units within the Clinical Board.

If you are an ambitious finance professional, able to manage complex financial issues, whilst able to effectively engage and communicate with groups of staff across the Health Board, this is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic, innovative, forward thinking team in the capital city of Wales.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months from start date to meet service need. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board in line with UHB strategy.

To provide professional finance support and advice for efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board.

Provide financial advice and support for the Clinical Board's business planning processes across a broad range of complex and diverse services. Support the development of complex service models and financial analysis tools to allow for robust analysis, evaluation interpretation and comparison of a range of financial options and investment appraisal to ensure best value is achieved in decision making. This will require regular review, update and revision of financial plans, key assumptions and risk assessments.

Support the development and update of information systems to meet requirements of the UHB, the Clinical Board and commissioners, using computerised Microsoft applications. This will include establishment control systems

Support and develop partnership working, by attending and contributing to Directorate / Locality Forums. Communicate highly complicated and sometimes emotive financial information to multidisciplinary stakeholders.

Support the continuous improvement in all aspects of the department by regular review of work practices and procedures

To deputise as and when required.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.