MRP - Head of Finance

**The Role**:
The Monklands Replacement Project Team are responsible for bringing together the strategic delivery of services and will plan, procure and deliver a New Acute Hospital. The post holder will hold managerial responsibility for the provision of financial and management accounting function within the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP). This includes advising staff and managers on key finance issues including statutory legal compliance, risk management, finance planning, business case production and the overall management and performance of the finance function.

**NHS Lanarkshire**:
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

**What we'll need you to bring**:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent with significant financial experience at senior level within a large complex organisation;
- CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent Qualified Accountant;
- Well developed knowledge of issues affecting the NHS and their impact on financial strategy and management;
- Well developed knowledge of resource allocation and costing models within the NHS;
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills with the ability to present ideas and proposals and produce complex reports effectively at a senior level;
- Demonstrate a track record in collaborative working that produces results;
- Demonstrate leadership and influencing skills and have a proven track record in developing structures and/or systems to support the attainment of organisational goals;
- Demonstrate integrity and effective management skills enabling the successful delivery of redesign programmes to improve services;
- Ability to develop and maintain effective, positive relationships with key partners.

**Contract type**:
Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

**Location and Working Pattern**:
This role will be based in the **Monklands Replacement Project Department within University Hospital Monklands.**

The working pattern for this role**:Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.**

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**Why NHS Lanarkshire?**:
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

**Further Information**:
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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