Hywel Dda University Health Board

Finance Business Partner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, highly skilled, and innovative individual to join the Finance Directorate

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be integral in making a meaningful difference for our local population, supporting the Health Board. The role will require the translation and triangulation of operational strategies into financial cost and benefits, with an overall aim of ensuring service resilience, sustainability, and value for money.

The post will be supporting Carmarthenshire Health System comprising of Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, Prince Philip General Hospital, Llanelli, and Carmarthen County Directorates.

The Finance Business Partner will form part of a team led by a Senior Finance Business Partner and is supported by a Finance Business Partners

Main duties of the job

This unique role covers Acute and Community sectors which offers an opportunity to work across directorates encouraging integration and transformation of services throughout the Health Board.

Provide strong financial leadership to the Directorates you support ensuring their performance delivery, providing appropriate governance and sound professional advice and support.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that a robust financial management and planning process is in place including supporting the Directorates Senior Finance Business Partner in providing sustainable financial planning including:-

Modelling and tracking spend plans against Welsh Government funding allocations.

Provide support in annual programmes of work targeted to deliver savings.

Develop and support on creation of business cases to deliver change in the Health Board. Capacity demand modelling. Activity performance analysis. System wide analysis.

Providing financial updates at various forums on spend and projected costs to assist with decision making.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres.

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Details

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£51,706 to £58,210 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

100-AC205-0924

Job locations

Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park

Jobswell Road

Carmarthen

SA31 3BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 16/10/2024

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 16/10/2024

Person Specification

Qualification and Knowledge

Essential

  • CCAB Qualified Accountant - professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience.
  • Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
  • Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations.

Desirable

  • Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations; and of management and leadership best practice developments.
  • Keeps self informed through local and national networks.

Language Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a complex organisation
  • Experience of working with Managers and Clinical Leads.
  • Experience in developing business cases.
  • Experience of successfully managing budgets.
  • Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
  • Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement
  • Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
  • Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.
Person Specification

Qualification and Knowledge

Essential

  • CCAB Qualified Accountant - professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience.
  • Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
  • Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations.

Desirable

  • Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations; and of management and leadership best practice developments.
  • Keeps self informed through local and national networks.

Language Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a complex organisation
  • Experience of working with Managers and Clinical Leads.
  • Experience in developing business cases.
  • Experience of successfully managing budgets.
  • Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
  • Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement
  • Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
  • Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park

Jobswell Road

Carmarthen

SA31 3BB


Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park

Jobswell Road

Carmarthen

SA31 3BB


Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Finance Business Partner

Nick Hogben

Nick.hogben@wales.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£51,706 to £58,210 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

100-AC205-0924

Job locations

Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park

Jobswell Road

Carmarthen

SA31 3BB


Supporting documents

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