Job summary
The Divisional Finance Manager will be responsible to the Divisional Director for delivering a comprehensive financial management service, leading the development of the business aspects of the divisions operating plan and identifying, structuring and scheduling new business development opportunities, this includes providing strategic business leadership for the division ensuring a holistic approach is adopted, in particular forging links between income, expenditure, workforce, activity and achievement of performance targets. The Divisional Finance Manager will be required to ensure that corporate financial objectives are delivered as well as representing the Trust at regional and national forums relating to the divisions clinical services. The post holder's expert and specialist financial management skills will be deployed to support the clinical leadership within the divisional management Team. The post holder will therefore play a crucial role in ensuring that the following fundamental and underlying activities necessary to organisational success are achieved.
This is a full time Band 8c post.
Main duties of the job
The Divisional Finance Manager (DFM) is a full member of the relevant divisional board fulfilling all the duties of a Divisional Finance Manager outlined in this job description.
Requirement to support ongoing work with regards to the trust wide financial recovery plan and delivering the trusts longer term financial plan. This will require the post holder to be flexible with regards to which division they are deployed as required by the Chief Finance Officer and Head of Financial Management.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB accounting qualification
Desirable
- Degree level of Education
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of financial management in an NHS environment
- Highly developed computer literacy including ability to use excel to an advanced level
- Substantial experience of highly complex secondary and tertiary acute healthcare environment.
- Experience in the resolution of complex financial issues.
- Experience of holding meetings with senior managers and other non - finance staff and leading on discussions involving complex financial issues
- Experience of producing business cases including business cases for strategic change.
- Experience of and understanding of NHS finance and accounting regime including the interpretation of payment by results.
- Experience of developing and delivering long term financial and operational efficiency programmes.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand interpret and implement national guidance relating to NHS
- Ability to contribute to and lead meetings with senior managers and clinicians
- Ability to advise managers on certain courses of action using specialist knowledge of financial procedures and NHS / Trust policies
- Ability to develop medium to long term financial plans including how other factors such and activity or workforce change impact on such plans.
- A highly developed range of financial and other analytical skills to evaluate both financial and non-financial options appraisals.
- Ability to manage self and exhibit personal skills, including self-awareness, self- management and drive for improvement.
- Ability to cope with frequent change and conflicting demands
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB accounting qualification
Desirable
- Degree level of Education
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of financial management in an NHS environment
- Highly developed computer literacy including ability to use excel to an advanced level
- Substantial experience of highly complex secondary and tertiary acute healthcare environment.
- Experience in the resolution of complex financial issues.
- Experience of holding meetings with senior managers and other non - finance staff and leading on discussions involving complex financial issues
- Experience of producing business cases including business cases for strategic change.
- Experience of and understanding of NHS finance and accounting regime including the interpretation of payment by results.
- Experience of developing and delivering long term financial and operational efficiency programmes.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand interpret and implement national guidance relating to NHS
- Ability to contribute to and lead meetings with senior managers and clinicians
- Ability to advise managers on certain courses of action using specialist knowledge of financial procedures and NHS / Trust policies
- Ability to develop medium to long term financial plans including how other factors such and activity or workforce change impact on such plans.
- A highly developed range of financial and other analytical skills to evaluate both financial and non-financial options appraisals.
- Ability to manage self and exhibit personal skills, including self-awareness, self- management and drive for improvement.
- Ability to cope with frequent change and conflicting demands
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary and Trust HQ
Marlborough street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
