Job Description
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £115,000 - £125,000 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/2024 23:59 Interview date 10/06/2024
Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Financial Management)
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are looking for an exceptional leader to join our Finance Team. Reporting directly to the Chief Finance Officer, you'll be pivotal in building and developing the Finance Team and implementing highly effective systems and practices.
Main duties of the job
· In conjunction with the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the Deputy CFO (Financial Accounting) and the Procurement Director, the cohesive and proactive management, development and performance of the Finance Directorate as a whole.
· Play a lead role in the financial management of the Trust, in ensuring high standards of financial performance and driving effective use of resources.
· Contribute to the general management, development, business focus and overall performance of the Trust within the context of system working.
· Day-to-day responsibility for a range of functions and staff within the Department. Specifically:
- Contracting Finance (Patient Services)
- Management Accounting
- Costing
- Education & Training Finance
· Deputise for the CFO at various internal, system and national meetings.
· Represent the CFO on various Trust working groups as required
· Represent the Directorate within and outside the Trust.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria
Person specification
Qualifications
Experience
- Significant relevant post qualification experience including experience in strategic management roles Demonstrable experience in leading and developing Financial Management arrangements in complex organisations Expert Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS Demonstrable experience of the full range of Management Accounting, Financial Planning, Contracting and Costing duties Demonstrable experience in Contract Negotiation in a complex and financially challenged environment Evidence of high levels of achievement in challenging financial and general environments.Expert Knowledge of NHS Information issues and their application to the Contracting environment. Clear understanding of broader NHS and Government policies and strategies and the impact of these on NHS Provider organisations Demonstrable experience in Management of the co-ordination and direction of a Finance Department producing timely and accurate information . Experience of financial systems and in particular demonstrably good IT skills including Excel skills and Budgeting software Experience in leading the implementation of financial projects Experience of promotion / engagement of non-finance staff in the use of financial information
- NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
Skills
- Skills to undertake highly complex and involved analysis producing results that may have material consequences for the Organisation/Directorates. Skills to concentrate for short or longer periods of time depending on the nature of the issue. Understanding and interpretation skills necessary to perform technical expert adviser role Professional credibility (including communication) Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility at all levels of the organisation Ability to work in, and lead, professional and multi-disciplinary teams Skilled communicator of often professional, sensitive or contentious information Negotiation and interpersonal skills to persuade others on decisions and courses of action. High level of personal and Professional integrity. Leadership & Management Strong leadership skills – able to inspire confidence in self and in others. Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills for both self and staff. Sound judgement and decision making based on complex facts, situations and strategic perspective Flexible and adaptable - able to manage competing and changing workloads. Ability to deliver high standards of work and judgement under pressure Ability to deliver high standards of work and judgement under pressure
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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