Head of Finance

This is an excellent opportunity to join the NHS England North West team as a Head of Finance. Accountable to the Deputy Director of Operational Finance, the post holder will be part of a dynamic team working closely with our 3 Integrated Care Systems to ensure that the NHS across North West England is financially sustainable and obtains value for money while delivering safe and effective services.

The Head of Finance will work as part of a team which oversees c. £17bn annual revenue budget and c. £1bn capital, across three of the largest and most complex ICSs in England, some with significant financial challenges.

The postholder must be a qualified accountant and CCAB member, with significant knowledge of the NHS Financial regime, and able to demonstrate well developed analytical, business and influencing skills specifically but not solely in the areas of investment case development and review, financial planning (both revenue and capital) and cost improvement programmes.

We are recruiting permanently, but will consider secondments.

Support the development and delivery of coherent and credible system financial strategies and annual financial plans.

Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with delivery of plans ensuring appropriate actions including escalation are taken to mitigate or respond to emerging delivery risks.

Provide leadership and management to finance staff engaged in the provision of support to systems and organisations on revenue and capital matters.

Support the performance management and improvement processes of organisations and systems informed by efficiency opportunities and available benchmark data.

5.Lead on specific projects and support areas commensurate with the role and seniority.

The NHS England North West supports and promotes increased diversity and inclusion across the finance profession in the region. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

The role is based in the North West region and will frequently involve in person meetings with team members and external stakeholders.

HS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation. Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage. We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. The seven integrated regions of our joint enterprise will work with local systems to support and improve how care is provided to patients and communities. These regions will be supported by the corporate centre providing expertise and developing policy. The focus will be on guiding and managing the delivery of services through local integrated health systems, sustainability and transformation partnerships, and devolution areas.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8d with a full-time starting salary of £83,571 with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.