Director of Operational Finance

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We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Our vision is to deliver high quality care and experience for our patients, communities and colleagues.

Our strategic objectives:

Quality: Delivering safe care; always improving outcomes and experience for patients.

People: Fostering a positive culture; living our values; helping our teams feel equipped to deliver.

Sustainability: Always searching for the best way to use our resources for clinical, workforce and financial outcomes.

Job overview

Strategic and operational planning and running of Finance Procurement and Payroll Departments.

Responsible to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the overall strategic leadership and performance management of the Finance directorate alongside the Director of Strategic Finance. Ensures department systems and processes are fit for purpose and staff are trained and equipped to operate them. Has a major impact on the ability of the Trust to deliver patient services, on time, within corporate and clinical governance and within budget.

Manages - Manage the Finance Directorate including procurement and payroll, Senior Teams in line with the appropriate financial and other policies. Recruit, performance manage, develop and train the senior managers, providing leadership on key operational and strategic issues. Monitor and regularly review the performance of the directorate from an internal and 'customer' perspective, ensuring corporate governance compliance and best practice.

Has a major impact on the ability of the Trust's overall management and performance of the Finance function ensuring effective, timely and accurate financial and wider performance information, both operational and strategic, is provided to the Trust and external organisations.

Main duties of the job

• Deputise across the full range of duties undertaken by the CFO both within and outside of the Trust. Take day to day responsibility for coordinating the function of the Finance Directorate including Procurement and Payroll.
• Advise and where appropriate influence Executive/Non Executive Directors and senior managers on highly complex, multi health economy/Trust wide/directorate, financial and wider performance issues. Influence decision making at executive /senior level to achieve specific outcomes that impact on the successful achievement of Trust standards, targets and strategies.
• Support the Trust on service commissioning and finance related issues. Work with Executive/Divisional Directors and senior managers to negotiate on behalf of the Trust to achieve the best possible agreements and understandings with commissioners to deliver optimum health care to the local population.
• Lead on the development of performance management systems and processes that meet the needs of commissioners and hospital management.
• Ensure that all areas of financial risk are adequately identified, quantified and appropriately reported. Ensure as far as possible that steps to mitigate financial risk are identified, reported and implemented.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional CCAB qualification
• Post 5 years qualification experience
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by the professional accountancy body the post holder is a member of
• Masters qualification or similar (MBA)

Desirable criteria

• Additional qualification or current personal and professional development plans bring added value to the role e.g. Leadership training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 5 years financial experience operating at a senior level within a large complex organisation
• Extensive senior level manager experience within a complex health care organisation including management of multiple specialities
• Sound knowledge base of the NHS, current issues and developments, its structure, organisation and targets
• Experience of project management and change management
• Significant staff management experience
• Experience of report writing and presentation

Desirable criteria

• Senior management NHS Experience
• Previous relevant commercial experience in the private sector

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD Director of Operational Finance (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Guidance for Applicants - AFC (PDF, 204.0KB)