Divisional Finance Manager (NHS AfC: Band 8a) - Finance - Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundat[...]

Sherwood 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 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.We would love you to join us._______________________________________________________Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Divisional Finance Manager to join our Financial Management Team.@Finance SFH are multi-award winning. Our recent successes include East Midlands 2022 Large Finance Team of the Year winners and SFH 2022 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 candidate 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 our Senior Divisional Finance Managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to a comprehensive financial management and support service to divisions, providing key business and financial support.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of this role includeSupporting on all aspects of financial planning and management of the divisions, with the objective of supporting financial viability. This includes the budget setting and triangulation of expenditure, income and Division / Trust performance.To provide accurate, timely and regular financial management information to the SDFM, as part of the monthly reporting cycle, linking activity and financial information. This will be done in partnership with the management accounts section.Work with the Clinical Director, Divisional General Manager and other senior managers within the Division to identify reasons for variations in financial performance and identify actions and mitigations to address the variation.With the Clinical Director, Divisional General Manager and other senior managers within the Division, produce a monthly re-forecast based upon current / planned activity and financial performance including the impact of identified actions / mitigations.Working for our organisationThank you for your interest in this role.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.We would love you to join us.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the job description and person specification for full details of the requirement for this excellent opportunity.Person specificationPersonal ValuesMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s valuesMust be able to demonstrate a strength in conviction of personal values, to ensure those within the service also demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values and standardsCommunication and RelationshipsPossess excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to convey complex financial issues to non-finance managersBe able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and customer focused serviceDemonstrate tact, diplomacy, confidentiality, and persuasion and to stand up and be counted on key issues.KnowledgeKnowledge of current issues in the NHS and the changing nature of healthcare provisionKnowledge of the techniques that drive productivity and efficiency such as benchmarking and process mapping.Excellent knowledge of accounting policies, procedures, systems and software packagesUnderstanding of the Corporate and Statutory duties of NHS organisationsExpert knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, legislation relevant to the NHS, management and finance policiesDemonstrable experience of Maximising Value in the organisational sectors worked in and the continuous development and application of tools and techniques to support thisKnowledge and understanding of the NHS Transformation and efficiency agendaQualificationsFurther Training.A commitment to personal and departmental developmentExperienceSignificant experience in a senior NHS Finance role or in another sector where the knowledge is transferrable and significant post qualification experienceExperience of advising and influencing managers through professional credibilitySignificant experience at a strategic levelSignificant experience of operating at a senior management level in a busy and complex Financial Management environmentContractual RequirementsAbility to work flexibly to ensure deadlines are metAbility to travel between sites and to regional meetingsIf you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applicationsand that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. 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.Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.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.Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.Proposed for us: 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: Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Name
Gareth Jenkins
Job title
Senior Divisional Finance Manager
Email address
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Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information
Recruiting Manager:Gareth Jenkins, Senior Divisional Finance ManagerSurgery, Anaesthetics & Critical Care DivisionWoman's & Children's #####
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