Head of Income and Contracting - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS FT

The Christie NHS FT

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES1.

To line manage and professionally develop the Strategic Finance Manager Income, Projects and Contracting and the Head of Contract Information and Finance Business Intelligence.2.

Formally deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance Strategy at internal and external meetings, including national groups and committees.3. Support in directing the strategic financial management of the Trusts finances in respect of income and pricing.4.

Develop and maintain relationships with other local and national NHS provider colleagues to create a network for knowledge, experience, and information sharing.5.

Ensure that data validation mechanisms are in place to produce accurate data and assured outputs of the CDS system and Commissioning data flow reporting.6.

Ensure that Specialised Services delegation is accurately implemented and maintained to ensure that the correct commissioner is charged, and income is recovered.7.

Review the accuracy of the monthly reported income position and report to the Assistant Director of Finance Strategy.8.

Keep abreast of developments and changes in the national commissioning contract and report the implications of these to the Assistant Director of Finance Strategy.9.

Ensure that commissioner contract requirements can be met, developing Data Quality and Service Delivery Improvement Plans where required. Monitoring requirements and improvement plans regularly throughout the year to ensure compliance.10.

Lead on providing assurance on the accuracy of external data submissions by the Income and Contracting and Contract Information teams.11.

Responsible for ensuring the development and maintenance of appropriate dashboards and reporting to provide assurance over the completeness and accuracy of reported activity and income data, with reference to run-rates, trends, and exceptions.12.

Lead on projects to identify issues and formulate and implement solutions where issues are identified in data completeness and/or quality.13.

Responsible for ensuring that there are regular reconciliations and analysis between SLAM, SUS and FDF submissions, and that differences are investigated and resolved.14.

Review the national ERF calculations as and when published, escalating to the Assistant Director of Finance as required.15.

Manage the contracts and invoicing of the Devolved Administrations, including the Isle of Man.16.

Support the Assistant Director of Finance in the management of the NHS England and ICB contracts, leading on relationships with the inter-ICBs.17.

Lead on the management of high-cost and homecare drugs charging to commissioners to ensure that completeness and accuracy of recharges.

This includes managing the drugs challenges process to ensure that challenges are cleared, and reimbursement is maximised.18.

Responsible for ensuring compliance, from a financial perspective, with the National Health Services (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, and the supporting NHS cost recovery overseas visitors Guidance for NHS service providers on charging overseas visitors in England.19.

Responsible for valuing the impact of changes in the National Payment System on the Trusts income position.20. Support the annual activity planning process, leading on predictive modelling and its interpretation.21. Support the Assistant Director of Finance Strategy in the annual financial planning process.22.

Lead on the year-end reported income position and financial statements income and activity reporting requirements, reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance Strategy.23.

Provide support and guidance as required in relation to all aspects of commissioning contracts, activity reporting and income to the wider finance team and the wider trust.24.

Develop the departments effectiveness in contributing to outstanding standards and performance in the Trusts overall financial management and use of resources.25.

Support the senior staff of the section in the overall management of the department to deliver key objectives.