Company Description
Our vision for Single Corporate Services
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.
Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
1. Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
2. Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
3. Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
4. Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
5. Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
6. Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
7. Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in-person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Job Description
Are you able to bring your strong leadership skills to our shared vision? The NHS cannot meet future challenges without change, come be part of that change!
By joining our NHS team, you will become part of a talented, passionate team of people, committed to developing service to the organisations.
We are looking for an ambitious candidate who is a fully CCAB qualified, highly motivated, and significantly experienced and innovative finance leader to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. The role of Head of Financial Services has prime responsibility for the provision of the full range of financial accounting operations necessary for both organisations to fulfil their statutory and non-statutory duties and obligations to the Trusts and to their Charitable Funds Accounts.
This includes the preparation of the statutory annual accounts, audit and counter-fraud liaison, financial aspects of the Shared Business Services (SBS) and Oracle financial systems, as well as cash, VAT, capital and leasing accounting. You will lead a team of individuals covering Financial Accounts, Financial Systems Accounting, Cashiers and Overseas Visitors Officers. You will be able to demonstrate excellent technical skills, whilst possessing a wide breadth of knowledge and awareness around NHS requirements.
The Head of Financial Services role reports directly to the Assistant Director of Financial Services & Reporting but will be accountable to both Finance Directors as part of the single corporate service. You will be an integral part of the Financial Leadership team and will be expected to support the Financial Services needs of both organisations and the executive. This will require matrix working and will include leading on projects that potentially cross organisations as part of a single corporate function.
You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.
What We Can Offer
1. A generous starting salary package, NHS Pension Scheme and “Blue Light” Discounts & Benefits
2. Annual leave starting at 27 days rising to 33 days with continued service
3. Excellent work-life balance
4. Flexible hybrid working arrangements
5. Free Car Parking at Lakeside hub
6. A fun, social and diverse team environment and a variety of procurement activities and projects to get involved in
7. A wide-ranging staff benefits scheme including lease cars, home electronics, on-site nursery, interest-free season ticket loans for travel
8. Staff lottery scheme
9. A committed Health & Wellbeing programme
10. Staff recognition schemes
11. Access to membership of an on-site facility of a gym, heated pool, treatments, etc
12. A range of staff networks and Learning and Development opportunities
As a large acute hospital, there are many opportunities for development and you will be given excellent benefits as well. We warmly welcome your applications and should you have any queries, please do get in contact with Steve Smith on steve.smith@porthosp.nhs.uk as we would love to hear from you.
Qualifications
Essential
1. CCAB qualified
2. Significant Post Qualification Experience
3. Evidence of active continuing professional development
Desirable
1. Recognised Leadership Development programmes
2. MBA or similar post-graduate qualification.
Experience
Essential
1. Has experience of effective partnership working with other organisations at a senior level.
2. Experience at a senior level within a financial accounting environment.
3. Can demonstrate evidence of setting and achieving ambitious targets and of implementing innovative solutions designed to improve services within tight financial constraints.
Desirable
1. Has experience in managing within a complex health service environment at a senior management level.
Knowledge
Essential
1. Can lead, motivate and inspire others, and allow others to lead if appropriate.
2. Is immediately credible to internal and external stakeholders.
3. Has excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Can employ a range of influencing and negotiation strategies.
5. Can work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues.
6. Demonstrates ability to self-manage workload and complexity to operate effectively.
Additional Information
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