Job summary
As a Finance Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the South West region.
The post holder will primarily support the Primary Care commissioning team across a portfolio of areas (Pharmacy, Optometry, Dental) but will also work on specific tasks that support the wider Direct Commissioning finance team.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
Primary Care services were delegated from NHSE to ICBs in April 2023 and this post will support ICBs via the South West hub model. Whilst employed by NHSE currently, this post, alongside direct commissioning functions including Specialised Commissioning and Public Health, will transfer to an ICB (expected transfer date April 25 for this post).
Main duties of the job
Duties of the role include:
Supporting the 7 ICBs across the South West, the role includes interactions with both commissioning managers and ICB finance leads in addition to the South West hub team.
Provide day to day financial support and advice including monitoring, reporting and analyses to commissioning leads.
To support an effective system of financial planning and forecasting for the area of responsibility.
To maintain a robust and effective system of financial control ensuring risk to delivery and performance are mitigated.
To support successful delivery of responsibilities through effective financial advice and support to functional teams.
To ensure financial policies and procedures are applied locally
Financial expertise to support procurement activities
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- CCAB finalist who has successfully passed their final examinations and needs only to complete relevant work experience to qualify
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline
- Experience of managing a team.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
South West House
Taunton
TA1 2PX