Head of Strategic Finance - Brighton, United Kingdom - 379 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

379 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the new Strategic Finance team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust as Head of Strategic Finance.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting delivery of strategic financial planning including developing and maintaining the Trust's medium and long-term finance models and for supporting significant Trust-wide business developments/cases/transactions.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Finance - Strategic Finance, the post holder will be a key member of the Finance Team and support the Associate Director in ensuring the impacts of changes in the NHS financial operating environment are understood and modelled, risks identified and analysed and use of resources is understood and maximised.

In addition the postholder will deputise for the Associate Director of Finance - Strategic Finance, as appropriate, providing leadership and demonstrating expert accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of complex financial and other information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

They will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the financial and business performance of the Trust and local ICS.

This role will support with enhancing relationships between internal and external stakeholders including clinical divisions, corporate departments, commissioners, regulators and other external bodies.

This role will:

Support and influence strategic, clinical, operational and commercial decision making;
Interpret, explain and drive financial planning assumptions and reporting;
Analyse, advise on and mitigate future financial risk in the organisation.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSx we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS.

As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives:

We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First.

Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSx, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Build a career with us:

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be.

From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Main

Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy and Planning

Support the development and delivery of the medium to long-term financial strategy. The post holder will work with highly complex data, facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretations and comparisons on a range of options and recommending decisions on the most appropriate approach.
Development, implementation and maintenance of a strategic finance model, which will enable and support the formulation of medium and long-term financial planning, scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
Identification and analysis of the consequences of risks of service changes and national financial and other policy developments.
To develop and maintain medium and long-term financial models and business plans covering three and five year financial periods to ensure the financial viability of the Trust, taking account of the changing financial regime and areas of uncertainty of income and expenditure. The plans should reflect the triangulation of activity, workforce and financial principles and be aligned to the strategy and vision of the Trust.
Use the outputs of the medium term modelling to set the annual parameters of planning and budget production for the whole Trust.
Develop the structure of the Trust's financial systems to optimally meet the information requirements of the medium and long term financial modelling and ICS medium/long term planning.

Strategic Developments, Transactions and Trust-wide Business Cases

Provide expert financial support to the development and presentation of strategic developments and significant business cases where all True North objectives will be a consideration e.g. clinical strategy, joint ventures, subsidiaries, ICS and network collaborations