Job summary
The Workforce Training and Education (WT&E) / Chief Nursing Office(CNO) in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for a Senior Lead
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:
work closely with government to agree NHS funding;
ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;
decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;
support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;
set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;
report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;
explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;
look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.
consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.
As a Senior Lead you will be overseeing key areas/budgets including national training and education, undergraduate medical and dental as well as postgraduate dental. You will be liaising with key stakeholders within these areas and leading the team in key tasks such as month end reporting, forecasting, annual planning and the yearend processes.
Main duties of the job
The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.
Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.
- Must be able to manage, motivate, inspire and develop staff within the team to ensure that they are able to deliver the responsibilities of the team across a complex and wide-ranging portfolio.
Must have experience of leading on value for money assessments of policy initiatives and be comfortable forming judgements of value based on sometimes partial information.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Must have knowledge and understanding of the clinical and operational priorities, risks and opportunities associated with one or more areas of workforce, training and education
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?
Please email Daniel Baxter, Head of Finance, on daniel.baxter1@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?
Please email Daniel Baxter, Head of Finance, on daniel.baxter1@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold a CCAB or CIMA professional accountancy qualification
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Qualified accountant or other similar post graduate qualification in strategic change, economic modelling, or health economics
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed understanding of NHS finance or broader public sector financial management.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Senior management experience
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to [include relevant discipline]
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrable senior management experience.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes.
- Management of staff/ functions Member of relevant professional body.
- Knowledge and experience of education and training funding flows
- Extensive experience of finance partnering techniques and best practice and how to implement within a partnering team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues and undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation, and new market opportunities.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances
- Ability to build effective cross functional working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders to drive organisational agenda.
Values
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold a CCAB or CIMA professional accountancy qualification
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Qualified accountant or other similar post graduate qualification in strategic change, economic modelling, or health economics
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed understanding of NHS finance or broader public sector financial management.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Senior management experience
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to [include relevant discipline]
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrable senior management experience.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes.
- Management of staff/ functions Member of relevant professional body.
- Knowledge and experience of education and training funding flows
- Extensive experience of finance partnering techniques and best practice and how to implement within a partnering team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues and undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation, and new market opportunities.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances
- Ability to build effective cross functional working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders to drive organisational agenda.
Values
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
