Deputy Financial Advisor - Service Transformation

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 16 March 2025

Job summary

Join Our Financial Excellence Journey!

Unlock your potential and elevate your career with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust!

Who We Are: Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment where excellence, innovation, and development thrive. With a robust turnover of £750 million and a dedicated team of over 9,000 staff, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a Foundation Trust known for its commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare services.

The Opportunity: Deputy Financial Advisor. Are you a motivated finance professional ready to take on a challenging and fast-paced role? We're on the lookout for a Deputy Financial Advisor to join our prestigious finance division. This is your chance to shine and make a real impact on a Trust that values continuous improvement and strives for excellence.

Why Choose Us: Accreditation Excellence: Our finance division proudly holds the North West Finance Skills Development Towards Excellence accreditation at level 3, the highest achievable. Additionally, we boast the FFF level 3 accreditation, a testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering top-notch service to the Trust.

Your Impact: As a Deputy Financial Advisor, you'll have the opportunity to unleash your personal and professional skills, contributing to the continuous improvement of our finance services. Your role is instrumental in supporting the Trust's strategic goals, making a positive difference in healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Advice: provide financial support and assistance to the senior financial advisor, assisting in the delivery of a financial advisory service to the trust.

Complex Problem Resolution: Investigate and advise on complex business management issues. Your insights will be crucial in enhancing financial awareness, improving performance, and maintaining the integrity and business focus of Service Developments.

Financial Performance: Strive for continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance financial performance. Your role is pivotal in driving efficiency and effectiveness in financial operations.

Expertise: Leverage your financial acumen to monitor, develop and improve the procedures and processes within the team and ensure that value is consistently added. Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with stakeholders across the ICS and one LSC Finance to ensure a unified and holistic approach to financial management, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

We offer an agile working policy - currently 40% office / 60% remote working and flexible working hours to be as amenable as possible for the individual whilst supporting business needs.

About us

Why Choose OneLSC and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals:

A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
Cutting-edge facilities and technology
Opportunities for continuous professional development
A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

About Us:With over 1000 beds, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals stands as a beacon of healthcare excellence. Our specialties range from the conventional to the extraordinary, as we proudly serve as a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in Neurosciences, Trauma, Oncology, and Renal Medicine.

Your Impact:Be part of a team that's not just meeting healthcare needs but exceeding them. Whether you're in Neurosciences, Trauma, Oncology, or Renal Medicine, your contribution matters. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the nexus where expertise meets compassion, and we're inviting you to make a difference.

Open to All Applications: This is not just a job; it's a calling. One LSC and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes applications from individuals across various trusts, fostering diversity, and enriching our healthcare community.

Date posted

25 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-1LSC-LT-021-25

Job locations

Preston Business Centre

Watling Street Road

Preston

PR2 8DY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Relationship Building: To actively develop internal relationships and work with budget holders and stakeholder departments across the trust to help deliver productivity and efficiency programmes.

Financial Management: Effectively monitor and maintain the productivity and efficiency plan & financial ledger, supporting the achievement of targets for Directorates and the Trust.

Ideas: Support the identification of efficiency schemes within the division to ensure the best value for money is achieved at all times.

Team: Support and work across all areas of financial management, fostering an efficient and timely service. Support staff development and contribute to the broader goals of the Trust.

Performance Reporting: Deliver complex reports on financial performance ensuring timely and accurate information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Relationship Building: To actively develop internal relationships and work with budget holders and stakeholder departments across the trust to help deliver productivity and efficiency programmes.

Financial Management: Effectively monitor and maintain the productivity and efficiency plan & financial ledger, supporting the achievement of targets for Directorates and the Trust.

Ideas: Support the identification of efficiency schemes within the division to ensure the best value for money is achieved at all times.

Team: Support and work across all areas of financial management, fostering an efficient and timely service. Support staff development and contribute to the broader goals of the Trust.

Performance Reporting: Deliver complex reports on financial performance ensuring timely and accurate information.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

CCAB Foundation Level / AAT Technician Level / HNC/equivalent degree providing exemptions or equivalent work based experience.

Desirable

Actively studying towards & committed to completion of CCAB qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Detailed Understanding of Accounting Procedures
Evidence of a sound knowledge of NHS Finance
Proven track record of costing methodologies

Desirable

Proven track record of working on organisational project teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

CCAB Foundation Level / AAT Technician Level / HNC/equivalent degree providing exemptions or equivalent work based experience.

Desirable

Actively studying towards & committed to completion of CCAB qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Detailed Understanding of Accounting Procedures
Evidence of a sound knowledge of NHS Finance
Proven track record of costing methodologies

Desirable

Proven track record of working on organisational project teams.

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.