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Post Title: Head of Finance – Family Health Services & Prescribing
Grade: Agenda for Change Band 8C
Salary range: £79,466 - £85,181 per annum ( pro rata part time )
Tenure: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)
Location: Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Relocation Package where appropriate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 41,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
With an annual revenue budget of c £4.2 billion and a capital budget of £90m this represents c24% of the overall Health spend in Scotland.
It is a very exciting time to be joining the largest NHS Board in Scotland as we implement our transformational healthcare strategy, ‘Moving Forward Together’, which is underway to ensure delivery of better health and healthcare outcomes for the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
We are seeking to appoint a new Head of Finance – Family Health Services (FHS) and Prescribing who will be responsible for the strategic and operational accountability for this key role .
The Head of Finance (HOF) will lead the development and implementation of robust financial frameworks for Family Health Services & Prescribing in line with the corporate strategy and key performance targets to achieve the effective and efficient utilisation of resources and strongly influence financial balance. Ensure achievement of value for money without compromising the quality of patient care.
The post holder will be the prime and expert source for financial information, guidance and advice to the Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Chief Financial Officer's, Head of Finance Management Accounts, Assistant Director of Finance and the Director of Primary Care on all financial management and financial planning matters for Family Health Services & Prescribing. This support will be provided in a time critical manner. The post holder has to plan prescribing budgets a year in advance, taking into account a number of variables such as pricing, volumes , patient flow and volatility.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist/expert advice to the Head of Finance Management Accounts who will rely on this specialist knowledge to directly support the core delivery and achievement of GG&C’s Financial Plan and local, regional and national planning priorities in relation to FHS and primary care prescribing. This will require engagement with the Scottish Government on national Primary Care FHS planning decisions including national drug pricing and payments to primary care contractors, modelling specific drug price increases or decreases over volatile prescribing numbers and agreeing / communicating shares of these increases/decreases between Health Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships ( HSCP’s) .
We are seeking to appoint an engaging and inspiring leader who, can challenge conventional thinking, embrace change and have a genuine desire to continuously improve financial performance. We are looking for a candidate who will bring experience of developing and implementing financial strategy, cost efficiency and savings programmes, leading transformation and change, excellent people management skills and the ability to work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
You will be a qualified accountant with a recognised Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (CCAB), with demonstrable experience in a Senior Finance Manager role including significant budgetary responsibility and expert in the delivery of a quality finance service with a broad range of practical experience in the provision of a modern financial management service, including performance management, project management and strategic financial planning and staff management
If you are inspired by the challenges that this opportunity presents and believe you have the relevant skills, experience and qualities we are seeking then we look forward to receiving your application which will be given careful consideration.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Our Vision for health and social care integration is to deliver better outcomes for the people of Inverclyde through services that are planned and delivered seamlessly from the perspective of the patient, service user and carer.
If you are inspired by the challenges this opportunity presents and believe you have the relevant skills, experience and qualities we are seeking, we look forward to receiving your application which will be given careful consideration.
If you would like to find out more about the posts before applying, you can contact for a confidential discussion:
Frazer McCulloch, Head of Finance – Management Accounts, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 0141 314 0273 or email: frazer.mcculloch@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
For more information about the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification
Closing date for returning applications: 23.59 Sunday 17th March 2024
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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