Job summary
Working closely with the Director of Finance on a wide-ranging portfolio including Finance, Business Strategy and Performance. You will lead and develop the Finance department, reviewing and implementing lean processes and improving commerciality. Your responsibilities will include delivering annual accounts, financial statements, annual budgets and the development of financial strategies.
You will produce and present high quality monthly, management information and support the process of financial performance management of the Divisions. You will drive expansion, developmental and transformation projects, also contributing to strategic and business planning.
Main duties of the job
To lead the process of financial performance management of the Divisions of the Trust, working through the Finance Business Partners reporting actual performance against this plan and where performance differs significantly to influence operational managers and clinicians in taking corrective
Responsible for the collection, review and processing of monthly management and financial accounting information, and the presentation of this data in the appropriate form for the Trust Board, Finance and Activity Committee, Executive Directors, NHSI and other relevant bodies to strict monthly/quarterly/annual timetables.
Ensure there are appropriate systems and processes in place which deliver a continuous process of improved efficiency and value for money using external sources of benchmarking where
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details about this vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details about this vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- CCAB Fully qualified
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Educated to degree level
- Graduate of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme -- Financial Management
Experience
Essential
- Expert understanding of the NHS financial regime
- Previous experience of corporate financial management in a complex organisation
- Experience of developing effective internal control environments
- Experience of leading a finance department in a period of change
- Experience of development of efficiency improvement programmes
Desirable
- Masters level skills in: Management Accounting Strategic financial management
- Organisational change management
- Experience of effecting cultural change
- Experience of Foundation Trust
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to present very complex, sensitive and contentious information to a range of colleagues and in a variety of media
- Ability to motivate staff to deliver change
- Ability to manage conflict
- Expert knowledge of accounting policies and regulations
- Capacity to analyse complex information from a variety of sources, financial and non -- financial
- Provides judgements regarding resource allocation where no precedent exists and where potential for disagreement at a senior level exists
- Required to plan and organise a broad range of complex and technical activities.
Desirable
- Able to promote and market the skills and services offered within the department
- Able to manage communication with external bodies, e.g. Universities, in a proactive manner
- Experience of PRINCE 2 methodology for project management
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- CCAB Fully qualified
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Educated to degree level
- Graduate of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme -- Financial Management
Experience
Essential
- Expert understanding of the NHS financial regime
- Previous experience of corporate financial management in a complex organisation
- Experience of developing effective internal control environments
- Experience of leading a finance department in a period of change
- Experience of development of efficiency improvement programmes
Desirable
- Masters level skills in: Management Accounting Strategic financial management
- Organisational change management
- Experience of effecting cultural change
- Experience of Foundation Trust
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to present very complex, sensitive and contentious information to a range of colleagues and in a variety of media
- Ability to motivate staff to deliver change
- Ability to manage conflict
- Expert knowledge of accounting policies and regulations
- Capacity to analyse complex information from a variety of sources, financial and non -- financial
- Provides judgements regarding resource allocation where no precedent exists and where potential for disagreement at a senior level exists
- Required to plan and organise a broad range of complex and technical activities.
Desirable
- Able to promote and market the skills and services offered within the department
- Able to manage communication with external bodies, e.g. Universities, in a proactive manner
- Experience of PRINCE 2 methodology for project management
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).
