Director of Finance

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

The post holder's primary responsibility is to ensure One LSC achieve their financial targets and also to provide outstanding financial services to its partner organisations, to develop performance reporting arrangements and advise the Board on countering financial risk.

The post holder will work closely with Executives, Directors, Senior Management as well as representing One LSC with partner organisations and stakeholders. The post holder will play a critical role in shaping the long-term vision and financial strategies, ensuring the achievement of objectives and continuous performance improvement.

Please note that as this is a Director level role, the successful candidate will need to undergo full Fit and Proper Persons checks

Main duties of the job

To achieve the ambitions placed upon One LSC, the position requires someone who will undertake the following duties:

Develop and execute the One LSC financial strategy.
Accountability for strategic oversight, decision making and financial performance across One LSC.
Contribute to the broader strategic and operational development across One LSC.
Provide financial advice at Board level.
Provide outstanding financial services to partner organisations, with accountability to Provider Directors of Finance, as the organisations' statutory officers, being through the MD for OneLSC and CSESC
Responsibility for compliance with required accounting standards, to ensure integrity of Annual Reports and Accounts to the satisfaction of external auditors
Management of communications with external stakeholders
Preparation of financial plans and budgets as well as management accounts.

Full duties can be seen in the job description.

About us

Our partnership brings together the five NHS provider Trusts with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Lancashire and South Cumbria to improve health and healthcare.

This is about working together as equal partners to make sure patients, their families and communities benefit across the whole of the area.

The aim is to reduce health inequalities and improve services, outcomes and people's experiences of accessing healthcare. Our partnership also aims to ensure that Lancashire and South Cumbria is a great place to work.

We want to further improve quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work where possible to reduce unnecessary duplication. To achieve this we have created One LSC, which will oversee all corporate services for Lancashire and South Cumbria.

This is an exciting time to join a new collaboration, which is focussed on a system-wide approach to better outcomes for patients and opportunities for staff.

Note that this role is hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£100,000 to £130,000 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-C064-24

Job locations

Flexible across LSC

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details around the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details around the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Quals and Experience

Essential

Educated to degree level with current membership of a recognised professional accountancy body; with an unblemished record
Proven and significant leadership experience.
Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry

Person Specification

Quals and Experience

Essential

Educated to degree level with current membership of a recognised professional accountancy body; with an unblemished record
Proven and significant leadership experience.
Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry

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

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