- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
- The post holder will possess a current CCAB or CIMA Professional Accounting Qualification or be actively studying towards it.
- The post holder will have theoretical and practical knowledge of the NHS financial regime
- Demonstrates advanced specialist financial and managerial knowledge
- Demonstrates previous progress and continued commitment to a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the NHS financial regime
- Extensive post-qualification experience in a senior management position with specific responsibilities for efficiency
- Possesses specialist knowledge of appropriate performance management techniques and can demonstrate the ability to apply them in monitoring performance and advising their Directorate(s) towards the achievement of financial, waiting time, and other key targets
- •The post holder will have experience of line management
Senior Operational Manager - York, United Kingdom - York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job overview
The post holder contributes to the effective delivery of patient care through leading their assigned Care Group(s) on all aspects of financial management and business planning, including responsibility for the development and delivery of directorate cost improvement programmes.
You will work with the Care Group Manager to take the lead in development of the directorate's capacity, activity and financial plans, and play a leading role within their Care Group(s) in planning its contribution to the Trust's overall annual plan. This will include taking the lead on assessing capacity and the likely activity demand to be placed on their Care Groups in meeting key targets.
They will also be involved in the identification and formulation of potential service investment requirements as part of the planning process, advising the directorate on the financial implications. They will be involved in planning; monitoring and reporting on actual performance against service level agreements and agree corrective action where appropriate.
They will work with each Care Group to produce the service plans and need to understand the impact of payment by results and local tariffs. The post-holder will support the contracting team to ensure that directorates are meeting all the requirements of their contractual responsibilities. This process involves analysing highly complex financial and activity data whilst taking account of, and assessing the impact of, various internal and external factors.
The post holder will possess a current CCAB or CIMA Professional Accounting Qualification or be actively studying towards it. It is desirable for the post holder to have experience of line management (ie. recruitment, training, appraisal).
Finance Managers are recruited to on a generic job description. This role will be working in Surgery Care Group.
If you are applying on a secondment basis you must seek approval from your current line manager
Main duties of the job
Amongst others, the main duties will include taking the lead within the Care Groups to develop and implement the cost improvement programme, being proactive in the utilisation of SLR and other sources of information to identify and secure efficiency opportunities. To work with Care Groups to ensure all staff are engaged in the delivery of efficiency programmes.
You will advise the Care Group on the most appropriate use of its resources in meeting service plans within available resource limits.
You will also support the Care Group Manager in monitoring non financial targets for the Care Group, and advise the Care Group Manager in the performance management of key non-financial targets (e.g. waiting lists) and other imperatives.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential criteria
Experience and Knowledge
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Desirable criteria