Job summary
The West Midlands CAMHs Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) Commissioning Hub is a delegated function acting on behalf of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) as they are the Lead Provider for the WMCPC.
The Commissioning Hub has a key purpose of acting with delegated autonomy to ensure there is robust financial monitoring of all providers who are party to the WMCPC or contracted by them, and that the strategic objectives of the WMCPC are realised through an agreed programme of work and an ongoing scheme of investments.
This role is pivotal in monitoring the financial performance and the financial implications of commissioning intentions and new developments.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Head of Contracts, Finance and Performance in providing all aspects of financial management & advice to the West Midlands CAMHs Provider Collaborative, including lead responsibility and financial specialist for identified services within the Commissioning Hub.
To co-ordinate the work of the finance team, ensuring timely, accurate & relevant income, contractual expenditure & activity reports are available for senior leaders and risk share partners.
To be an integral part of the Divisional management team, deputising for the Head of Contracts, Finance and Performance as required.
To support the Head of Contracts, Finance and Performance in the pro-active running and development of the finance team.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Accountancy [CCAB / CIMA] qualification or passed finalist with demonstrable equivalent experience plus knowledge and actively working towards full qualification
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Highly developed and specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial and other aspects of legislation and finance policies and procedures, including current IFRS and Tax Legislation and its application.
- Significant experience and expertise in financial management
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of financial reporting and control
Desirable
- An understanding of the children and adolescent mental health sector and an awareness of the provider collaborative model
- A wide knowledge of general health service policies and procedures and a knowledge of other public sector finance policies and procedures.
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of being responsible for the day-to-day management of a finance team including the recruitment, development and appraisal
- Demonstrable ability to deal with staff performance and disciplinary issues effectively
- Develops and monitors budgets for external departments/services/programmes, providing comprehensive financial advice to them as required. EssentialA/I
- Proven ability to both set and achieves realistic and measurable objectives within timescales
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTESESSENTIAL OR DESIREABLEMETHOD OF ASSESSMENT (A/I/T)
Essential
- Proven ability to advise / constrain senior budget holders to a certain course of action
- Demonstrable ability to assimilate and successfully communicate highly complex, sensitive and or conflicting information to often senior non-finance managers and other cohorts of staff.
- Proven ability to give complex financial presentations to large groups of senior non-finance managers conveying financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Accountancy [CCAB / CIMA] qualification or passed finalist with demonstrable equivalent experience plus knowledge and actively working towards full qualification
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Highly developed and specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial and other aspects of legislation and finance policies and procedures, including current IFRS and Tax Legislation and its application.
- Significant experience and expertise in financial management
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of financial reporting and control
Desirable
- An understanding of the children and adolescent mental health sector and an awareness of the provider collaborative model
- A wide knowledge of general health service policies and procedures and a knowledge of other public sector finance policies and procedures.
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of being responsible for the day-to-day management of a finance team including the recruitment, development and appraisal
- Demonstrable ability to deal with staff performance and disciplinary issues effectively
- Develops and monitors budgets for external departments/services/programmes, providing comprehensive financial advice to them as required. EssentialA/I
- Proven ability to both set and achieves realistic and measurable objectives within timescales
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTESESSENTIAL OR DESIREABLEMETHOD OF ASSESSMENT (A/I/T)
Essential
- Proven ability to advise / constrain senior budget holders to a certain course of action
- Demonstrable ability to assimilate and successfully communicate highly complex, sensitive and or conflicting information to often senior non-finance managers and other cohorts of staff.
- Proven ability to give complex financial presentations to large groups of senior non-finance managers conveying financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
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
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital - Printing House Street
One Printing House Street
Birmingham
B4 6DF
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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