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    Assistant Head of Contract Finance - Bristol, United Kingdom - NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

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    Job summary

    We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our strategic finance team as the Assistant Head of Contract Finance for Acute & Mental Health Services. If you are passionate about improving patient care and making a difference, we want to hear from you.

    The full list of duties can be found in the job description, but the main duty would be to support and provide the BNSSG Finance Team within BNSSG ICB, to provide high quality financial leadership to internal and external stakeholders.

    The suitable candidate will be a part or fully qualified accountant with suitable finance and contracting experience at this level in Acute and/or Mental Health settings. The candidate will be good at solving problems, communicating, being accountable and using IT systems. They will also have a passion for the NHS and want to drive value for money.

    The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire system has recently formed a place-based ICS for a population of 1 million. This hybrid, ICB based, role would include locality and system-level strands of work. This role composition would need to evolve in response to the changing organisational and system structures.

    Interviews are planned to take place as soon as possible.

    For any further information on the role or the organisation, please contact Padma Ramanan, Head of Finance for Acute & Mental Health services.

    Main duties of the job

    The Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Integrated Care System (ICS) have four key purposes:

  • Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare.
  • Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access.
  • Enhance productivity and value for money.
  • Help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
  • The Business, Strategy & Planning Directorate supports the business in planning, and contracting to deliver local health services which are high quality, effective, value for money, and within appropriate governance frameworks for Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) post is responsible for providing financial management & leadership to support these outcomes and the post holder will provide advice, guidance and deliver activity accordingly

    About us

    We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The full list of duties can be found in the job description, but the main duty would be to support the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to provide high quality financial leadership.

    Person Specification

    Knowledge, Training and Experience

    Essential

  • Knowledge of the NHS Data definitions and Payment by Results regime and also other key Commissioning Datasets such as Mental Health and Community Services
  • Knowledge of the NHS contracting framework
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the Strategic Health Authority and individual provider and commissioning organisations
  • Desirable

  • CCAB Qualified
  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Communication Skills

    Essential

  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
  • Present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
  • Excellent facilitation skills evidenced during difficult and controversial issues performance and change.
  • Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
  • Analytical

    Essential

  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
  • Takes decisions on difficult issues where there may be several courses of action
  • Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
  • Ability to identify variances and investigate to ensure that all possible actions are undertaken independently or with minimal supervision
  • Planning Skills

    Essential

  • Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • Desirable

  • Experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
  • Management Skills

    Essential

  • Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
  • Desirable

  • Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
  • Autonomy Freedom to Act

    Essential

  • Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
  • Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
  • Physical Skills

    Essential

  • High standard of skill with Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
  • Equality and Diversity

    Essential

  • Demonstrates understanding of issues affecting equality, diversity and inclusion, including how individual actions make a difference to this agenda.
  • Evidence of delivery of equality, diversity and inclusion improvements through accounting for the particular needs of groups at risk of, or already experiencing, inequalities
  • Financial and Physical Resources

    Essential

  • Previously involved in budget setting /delivery and working knowledge of financial processes
  • Experience of providing budgetary support to non-finance staff.
  • Other

    Essential

  • Used to working in a busy environment
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
  • Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
  • Professional calm and efficient manner
  • Effective organizer, influencer and networker
  • Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
  • Completer/Finisher


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