Deputy Head of Finance - Sutton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Health Jobs UK

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Post graduate diploma or level 6 equivalent qualification.

We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Deputy Finance Managers within our Financial Management Team, supporting the clinical divisions and corporate services.

@Finance SFH are multi-award winning. Our recent successes include East Midlands 2022 Large Finance Team of the Year Winners and SFH Staff Excellence winners.

An enthusiastic, positive attitude and approach to work is essential, as is a determination to drive value for patients and tax payers.

If you are a team player who can demonstrate excellent personal qualities such as integrity, self-awareness & self-management, compassion & care and resilience then @FinanceSFH is the perfect place for you to come and work.

The successful candidates will be welcomed into our Future Focused Finance accredited level 3 team with a strong focus on wellbeing, collaboration, reflection and continuous improvement.

We pride ourselves on the relationships with our stakeholders and aim to provide a finance function which will empower Sherwood Forest Hospitals to deliver the best healthcare possible.

Reporting to one of the Senior Divisional Finance Managers, the successful candidates will be responsible for contributing to a comprehensive financial management and support service to divisions and corporate services, providing key business and financial support to these areas.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care.

We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Possess excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to convey complex financial issues to non-finance managers
Be able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and customer focused service
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office
Good business management, project management and administrative skills.
Extensive knowledge of a computerised ledger system, spreadsheets and databases.
Working knowledge of finance regulations and statutory requirements.
Knowledge and understanding of NHS finance, policies and procedures
Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Transformation and efficiency agenda
AAT Qualified, or CCAB part qualified, or studying, willing to study (or qualified by experience on exceptional basis)
Post graduate diploma or level 6 equivalent qualification.
Further Training
Experience of working in a busy financial management environment
Experience of financial ledger systems and advanced spreadsheets
Working within NHS finance

Possess numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to assimilate & interpret complex data and make resultant judgements
Ability to convey financial issues and complex data to non-financial staff
Be able to understand and implement financial management policies and internal control procedures and determine changes to practices for own area
Ability to work within policies and procedures with a high degree of autonomy
The ability to undertake training sessions on finance matters to non-specialists

Planning and Organisational Skills
Capacity to concentrate to complete tasks in a busy office or home environment and demonstrates attention to detail

If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on ext 3271.

Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.

In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests).

This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus.

Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

There is helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access it at:

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