Job responsibilities
Job
Statement
As
a senior member of both the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WYICB)
finance team and the Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership
(WDH&CP) management team, contribute to the overall corporate agenda and
specifically to take lead responsibility for the day to day running of the
finance function within Wakefield.
Supporting the Operational Director of Finance for Wakefield Place,
aiming for excellence and ensuring the proper consideration of financial
issues.
Ensuring
that the Wakefield ICB meets all of its statutory requirements with regard to
finance, the post-holder will be responsible for the efficient and effective
running of all financial systems and processes and be a general expert on any
financial related matters. Responsible
for the delivery of timely and accurate financial information to support the
decision-making process, ensuring both in-year delivery of financial duties
and long-term financially sustainability alongside the achievement of key
strategic objectives.
The
WYICB and the WDH&CP are complex organisations incorporating a number of
stakeholder organisations. Whilst the
postholder is employed by the WYICB, they will operate within the WDH&CP
and be required to support the professional finance function at West
Yorkshire level but also the wider Wakefield partnership stakeholders where
appropriate.
Main
Duties and Responsibilities
Financial
Planning:
Lead and manage the development of
financial plans for Wakefield ICB that reflect the short-, medium- and
long-term service and financial strategies of Wakefield ICB, taking into
account national policy and local requirements, ensuring alignment with the
Wakefield partnership work programmes and overall strategic direction.
Ensure alignment of the financial
plan with those of other health and care organisations in the Wakefield
partnership and within the WY Integrated Care System.
To advise the Wakefield ICB
management team on the interpretation and implementation of NHS planning
policy and guidance and any impact on ICB resource allocation delegated to
Wakefield.
Actively participate in the
development, analysis and utilisation of financial, performance and other
benchmarking information, enabling the Wakefield Place to secure better
outcomes and value.
Support the development of the
Wakefield Place financial plan by coordinating the financial reporting and
information across the Wakefield district, working with local senior finance
leaders and linking with WYICB financial planning leads as appropriate.
Supporting the development of
Wakefield Place / system efficiency and transformation programmes and leading
the development of efficiency programme reporting for the Wakefield
Place. This includes reporting for the
Wakefield assurance and partnership committees.
Contribute to the development of
partnership finance arrangements with other local NHS bodies and local
authorities, including the better care fund and other aligned budget
arrangements.
Financial
Management and Assurance:
Provide pro-active financial
management advice and support to Directors and senior managers charged with
managing the WYICB delegated budgets,
ensuring that this provides maximum health gain and maximum value for
money.
Support the Operational Director of
Finance in delivering good financial governance and providing assurance
through the local partnership assurance framework and WYICB assurance
process. Ensure that the Wakefield ICB
understand and adhere to the approved financial governance framework in the
discharge of its delegated limits.
Provide oversight and management of
the budget setting process for Wakefield ICB, including financial assurance
of efficiency savings and investment plans.
Ensure the in-year production of accurate and timely monthly budget
reports for budget holders.
Ensure that systems and processes
exist to manage the Wakefield Place revenue and capital allocations, ensuring
that, at all times, the sum of all ICB delegated budgets equals the relevant
notified allocation.
Provide expert financial appraisal
of business cases in support of strategic and operational change.
Ensure the overall integrity of the
Wakefield Place financial systems and processes to ensure the accuracy and
timeliness of all internal and external reporting.
Ensure the development of timely
and accurate financial reports to the Wakefield Place Committees on a regular
basis and to the WYICB when required, providing high quality interpretation
of the information, recommending appropriate actions and identifying risks.
To ensure appropriate monitoring
and reporting arrangements are in place including the production of financial
statements for audit and publication in accordance with statutory
requirements to demonstrate effective stewardship of public money and
accountability to tax payers.
Ensure effective systems are in
place to manage all delegated budgets to the agreed levels and to identify
and take steps to mitigate any risk.
Promote awareness and understanding
of financial, value for money and commercial issues within the Wakefield
partnership and work with the leadership teams to identify and implement the
appropriate training and development programmes;
Liaise with other relevant
functions across Wakefield ICB to breakdown silo working and ensure financial
systems and processes fully connect with contracts; demand management
systems; transformation schemes; and other areas of business.
To work with colleagues to ensure
the commissioning of a range of high quality, efficient and effective
services which meet local needs, deliver national and local targets and are
affordable within allocated resources.
To lead the finance function
through periods of strategic change, providing robust financial information
and support to new and emerging groups.
Such as the WY ICS, the Wakefield Partnership, the Provider
Collaborative, Alliances and the Primary Care Networks.
To deal with highly complex and
sensitive information on a regular basis including commercially sensitive
information. This will include using
ones own judgement on the sharing of information within the context of an
ever increasing collaborative environment.
Support partnership working with
the local authorities and other partners.
Ensure joint financial planning where appropriate
Ensure that the finance team is
effective and facilitate good working relationships between the Wakefield ICB
functions and the central WYICB finance teams.
Liaise with WYICB finance team
members as appropriate to support the
production of the annual report and accounts for the WYICB, ensuring
compliance with national guidance and reporting deadlines.
Policy
and Service Development:
Interpret national guidance and
accounting standards and assess impact on relevant commissioned service
budgets.
Implement changes in policy and
develop and implement changes in financial procedures across a range of ICB
commissioned services.
Develop and implement local
policies relating to new payment mechanisms for new care models for Wakefield
ICB that are consistent with WYICB and national requirements.
Financial
and Physical Resources:
Responsible for managing the local
ICB finance team on a day-to-day basis to ensure effective financial
reporting, financial control and management accounting support to Wakefield
ICB budget holders.
Manage the finance department
budget, local ICB reserves and other budgets as required by the Operational
Director of Finance.
Authorised signatory for delegated
budgets and financial payments and for other items set out in the WYICB
Scheme of Delegation.
Human
Resources:
Develop a cohesive, motivated and
high performing team, ensuring the effective management of all designated
staff in accordance with HR policies and procedures.
Plan the workload of the department
and develop the capacity and capability of the team to support the delivery
of the organisational objectives at both a strategic and operational level.
Responsible for the development and
recruitment of department staff, including undertaking appraisal and personal
development, and where appropriate, progressing any disciplinary or
capability issues.
Forge positive working
relationships within the Wakefield partnership and with the wider WYICB
teams.
Develop ones own knowledge to meet
the requirements of the role and any CPD requirements of the relevant CCAB
professional accountancy body.
Deputise for the Operational
Director of Finance as required.
