Job summary
PLEASE NOTE APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED OF STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Children and Women / Specialist Services Clinical Board finance team. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial support and advice to directorates within the Clinical Board.
If you are an ambitious finance professional, able to manage complex financial issues, whilst able to effectively engage and communicate with groups of staff across the Health Board, this is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic, innovative, forward thinking team in the capital city of Wales.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Finance Department continues to operate hybrid working arrangements offering the opportunity to work both from home and office flexibly throughout the working week. The office based will be Woodland House, appropriate equipment and support will be provided.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not an essential requirement of this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply for this post.
Main duties of the job
This role supports the Finance Business Partner in providing professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board to enable it to effectively and proactively set and manage their budgets and finances to ensure the achievement of financial targets and plans.
The post holder will report to the Finance Business Partner and will be expected to work closely with Clinical Board budget holders to provide support in the delivery of the finance agenda. The post holder may be asked to deputise, as appropriate.as and when appropriate.
To provide support into the financial and business planning processes within the Clinical Board to ensure that the financial implications of service developments are fully identified and understood.
Tosupport the UHB on commissioning and cross boundary flows as relevant to the Clinical Board services.
Contribute to efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board. This will include supporting the implementation of Patient Level Costing within the Clinical Board to minimise clinical variations in order to maximise efficient and effective services and financial performance.
Ensure that the Clinical Board's financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity and comply with corporate governance requirements.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
This post is a secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Please see attached JD for a more detailed description of duties in addition to the below:
To provide professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board in line with UHB strategy. This will require supporting the Business Partner Teams in achieving Clinical Board objectives and delivery of its operational plan. A major aspect of operational performance will be delivering financial balance.
To support the Finance Business Partner Teams in monitoring and managing financial performance within the Clinical Board. This will include developing detailed financial projections, option appraisals and forward plans to enable opportunities and risks to be anticipated and managed, in order to achieve Clinical Board and Directorate / Locality financial targets. This also includes the provision of finance to deliver break even and maximise the efficient use of resources in support of high-quality patient care.
To provide professional finance support and advice for efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board.
Provide financial advice and support to the production of Business Cases within the Clinical Board, including major strategic and corporate developments. These will often require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options which may be highly complex in nature where sound professional judgement will be required to ensure that they are financially robust.
Support the Clinical Board in ensuring that the financial consequences of service developments, delivery of NHS targets and significant changes in clinical practice are quantified and understood prior to implementation.
To support the UHB on commissioning processes, liaising with key external stakeholders such as other Local Health Boards, Welsh Government, JCC, Local Authorities and NHS Trusts as appropriate, to ensure maximum income recovery for the UHB and Clinical Board.
As requested by the Business Partner Teams, act as professional lead and represent finance on specific issues.
Maintain financial integrity of the general ledger in respect of transactions and reporting for the Clinical Board, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and WG guidelines.
Provide support to the Business Partner Teams to ensure that the year end accounts process is accurate and supports the timely closure of the UHBs final accounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
This post is a secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Please see attached JD for a more detailed description of duties in addition to the below:
To provide professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board in line with UHB strategy. This will require supporting the Business Partner Teams in achieving Clinical Board objectives and delivery of its operational plan. A major aspect of operational performance will be delivering financial balance.
To support the Finance Business Partner Teams in monitoring and managing financial performance within the Clinical Board. This will include developing detailed financial projections, option appraisals and forward plans to enable opportunities and risks to be anticipated and managed, in order to achieve Clinical Board and Directorate / Locality financial targets. This also includes the provision of finance to deliver break even and maximise the efficient use of resources in support of high-quality patient care.
To provide professional finance support and advice for efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board.
Provide financial advice and support to the production of Business Cases within the Clinical Board, including major strategic and corporate developments. These will often require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options which may be highly complex in nature where sound professional judgement will be required to ensure that they are financially robust.
Support the Clinical Board in ensuring that the financial consequences of service developments, delivery of NHS targets and significant changes in clinical practice are quantified and understood prior to implementation.
To support the UHB on commissioning processes, liaising with key external stakeholders such as other Local Health Boards, Welsh Government, JCC, Local Authorities and NHS Trusts as appropriate, to ensure maximum income recovery for the UHB and Clinical Board.
As requested by the Business Partner Teams, act as professional lead and represent finance on specific issues.
Maintain financial integrity of the general ledger in respect of transactions and reporting for the Clinical Board, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and WG guidelines.
Provide support to the Business Partner Teams to ensure that the year end accounts process is accurate and supports the timely closure of the UHBs final accounts
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills
- Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
Desirable
- Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills
- Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
Desirable
- Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
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).
