We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance leader to join the Health Board as we drive the changes needed within the organisation to provide safe, sustainable and accessible services to the population we serve.
Providing services across a rural and dispersed population provides a unique set of challenges and opportunities and we have embraced innovations within value based healthcare, quality improvement, organisational development, business intelligence and digital services to support the organisation in its mission.
This would be an excellent opportunity for an aspiring Finance leader. Working with partners within and outside the organisation, the successful candidate will have a key role in identifying and harnessing opportunities and innovations to help address the challenges of healthcare delivery in West Wales.
The role will work collaboratively with service and clinical leaders in pursuit of service transformation and delivery of new and innovative projects to deliver optimal patient pathways, alongside financial sustainability plans. You will also have key responsibility for medium and long term plans, including leading on the review of business intelligence.
We have a track record of supporting colleagues with development opportunities, and are proud to create the conditions needed for individual and team success.
Main duties of the job
1. The post-holder will be instrumental in providing leadership within the Finance function as part of the Directorate Management Team.
2. Providing a robust and value-adding strategic financial advice and reporting function for the Health Board, its subcommittees, service leads and external regulators.
3. Advise senior leaders across the health board of the financial impacts of service development and work in conjunction with cross departmental strategic teams to develop and implement health board strategy.
4. Drive an increased understanding of cost and activity drivers and performance metrics, using performance indicators, costing techniques, business cases and investment appraisal guidance and other centrally led finance initiatives to meet corporate priorities.
5. Management and direction of a team to help them deal with the competing demands, ensuring the capability provides clear, robust analysis, communication, and commentary on service activity.
6. Lead on the development and application of a continuous opportunity framework, ensuring active promotion and engagement amongst service leads and Business Partners, in pursuing financial recovery and sustainability options.
7. Provide excellent business insight and negotiation skills which will support the effective operation of processes relating to the negotiation and performance management of clinical and non-clinical agreements with other NHS organisations.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are looking for a position to join a vibrant team within a large Health Board, then please do not hesitate to apply for this exceptional opportunity.
Please also note that we expect to continue with agile working, with a notional 50:50 split between working in the office and working from home, subject to change and service demand.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
If successfully shortlisted you will be asked to complete psychometric assessments. Information regarding these and the stakeholder panels/interview will be sent to you following completion of shortlisting.
Stakeholder panels will be held on 18/02/25.
Interviews will be held on 19/02/25.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* CCAB Qualified Accountant - professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience. Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
* Postgraduate Master's level qualification in management or finance.
* In depth professional specialist knowledge of a number of disciplines acquired over a significant period, including workforce and service planning.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
* Understanding of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner healthcare organisations and finance regime. Understanding and interpretation of relevant NHS legislation.
* Extensive knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations.
Desirable
* Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations and of management and leadership best practice developments.
* Probes and accesses networks for information to improve knowledge and understanding. Keeps self-informed through local and national networks.
Experience
Essential
* Significant senior level experience in a complex NHS organisation and of working with Senior Executives and Senior Clinical Leads.
* Significant experience in developing business cases.
* Significant experience of successfully managing large and complex revenue budgets.
* Extensive professional experience of developing organisational policy and operational plans and proposals at corporate level.
* Experience of successfully leading and managing a large and diverse team, with a record of achievements at a senior level.
* Demonstrable experience of leading and effectively managing change in large and complex environments.
* Experience of strategic level financial planning and management, including the development of annual, medium and long term strategies.
* Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround and strategic financial risk management.
* Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement at a senior management level.
* Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
Other
Essential
* Able to travel across Wales and other areas of the UK where necessary in a timely manner.
* Flexible approach to working, based on the needs of the service.
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1).
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Ty Gorwel
St Davids Park
Carmarthen
SA31 3HB
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