The post holder contributes to the effective delivery of patient care through leading their assigned Care Group(s) on all aspects of financial management and business planning, including responsibility for the development and delivery of directorate cost improvement programmes. You will work with the Care Group Manager to take the lead in development of the directorate's capacity, activity and financial plans, and play a leading role within their Care Group(s) in planning its contribution to the Trust's overall annual plan. This will include taking the lead on assessing capacity and the likely activity demand to be placed on their Care Groups in meeting key targets. You will also be involved in the identification and formulation of potential service investment requirements as part of the planning process, advising the directorate on the financial implications. You will be involved in planning; monitoring and reporting on actual performance against service level agreements and agree corrective action where appropriate. You will work with each Care Group to produce the service plans and need to understand the impact of payment by results and local tariffs. You will support the contracting team to ensure that directorates are meeting all the requirements of their contractual responsibilities. This process involves analysing highly complex financial and activity data whilst taking account of, and assessing the impact of, various internal and external factors., Amongst others, the main duties will include taking the lead within the Care Groups to develop and implement the cost improvement programme, being proactive in the utilisation of SLR and other sources of information to identify and secure efficiency opportunities. To work with Care Groups to ensure all staff are engaged in the delivery of efficiency programmes. You will advise the Care Group on the most appropriate use of its resources in meeting service plans within available resource limits. You will also support the Care Group Manager in monitoring non financial targets for the Care Group, and advise the Care Group Manager in the performance management of key non-financial targets (e.g. waiting lists) and other imperatives.
You will possess a current CCAB or CIMA Professional Accounting Qualification. It is desirable for the post holder to have experience of line management (ie. recruitment, training, appraisal).
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.