NHS England

Deputy Director, Financial Management

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Job summary

The Specialised Commissioning Finance Business Partner team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for Deputy Director of Finance for financial management.

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 Deputy Director of Finance, you will be working very closely with colleagues across specialised commissioning to support the commissioning of over £20bn of NHS resources to deliver vital services. The postholder will support the business to get best value out of our resources, providing financial support and advice across a range of high priority national programmes and services.

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.

Acting as a Finance Business Partner to the Specialised senior management team, and the commissioning function as a whole (including regional teams and local commissioners), providing effective finance support to clinical and commissioning areas. This includes support to areas such as the national Programmes of Care, Clinical Reference Groups and transformation programmes.

Providing advice and support relating to payment and incentives approaches for specialised commissioning services.

Effective financial management of central budgets for clinical prioritisation and service transformation, including embedding processes ensuring best value in decision making, planning and in-year monitoring of service level investments.

Effective financial management of central budgets relating to high cost tariff excluded devices, specialised mandate capital resources, and high priority national programmes such as genomics.

Contributing to ongoing programme to delegate suitable specialised services to ICBs.

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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Details

Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-CFO-6736904-E

Job locations

Wellington House

London/Leeds

SE1 8UG


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.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Doug Siebert, Interim Finance Director, Specialised, Health and Justice and Armed Forces Business Partner Team on doug.siebert@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.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Doug Siebert, Interim Finance Director, Specialised, Health and Justice and Armed Forces Business Partner Team on doug.siebert@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified CCAB accountant with unblemished registration
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge

Essential

  • Senior finance experience in a complex organization
  • Deep knowledge of NHS financial framework and financial processes
  • Knowledge of financial tools and techniques to operate financial control and generate best value to the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders
  • Proactively look for solutions in order to maximise value to the NHS for the good of patients
  • Ability to work through the detail but clearly communicate often complex issues

Values

Essential

  • Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified CCAB accountant with unblemished registration
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge

Essential

  • Senior finance experience in a complex organization
  • Deep knowledge of NHS financial framework and financial processes
  • Knowledge of financial tools and techniques to operate financial control and generate best value to the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders
  • Proactively look for solutions in order to maximise value to the NHS for the good of patients
  • Ability to work through the detail but clearly communicate often complex issues

Values

Essential

  • Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

London/Leeds

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

London/Leeds

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Finance Director

Doug Siebert

doug.siebert@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-CFO-6736904-E

Job locations

Wellington House

London/Leeds

SE1 8UG


Supporting documents

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