NHS Head of Finance

3 weeks ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom NHS Full time
NHS Job Description

As a Finance Executive Lead at the NHS, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our primary care services are delivered efficiently and effectively. With a focus on financial governance and value for money, you will lead a team of finance professionals to achieve our goals.

This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of financial management. If you have experience in managing large budgets and leading teams, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead primary care financial services provided to ICBs
  • Maintain Finance Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documenting the Hub responsibilities and ICB finance team responsibilities
  • Support delivery of an investment strategy to support the direct commissioning vision and strategic plan.
  • Promote effective working relationships with all key contractors
  • Support Service Transformation across the organisation
  • Ensure robust processes are in place to deliver contracts with all primary care practitioners to ensure high quality effective service provision that delivers value for money.
  • Ensure robust processes are in place to enable primary care contracts are paid in accordance with regulations and deliver value for money.
  • Ensure there are effective governance systems in place to support primary care commissioning, including adhering to relevant financial policies and procedures.
  • To develop and meet Commissioning Board reporting requirements including monthly reporting, forecasting and contribution towards accounting requirements and production.
  • Ensure that commissioning investment decisions are based on robust proposals and that approved plans are included in the overall financial plan.

Requirements:

  • CCAB or CIMA qualified (proof of certification required) with extensive experience and full up-to-date membership and continuing professional development.
  • Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to financial management and financial governance
  • Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum



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