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The Role
This post will be the Principal Finance Manager within the Management Accounting Function and will lead the development of management accounting policy, working with management accountants across all divisions, SG, NES and other Boards, to develop best practice and make most efficient use of technology to met users needs. The postholder will develop competency frameworks for management accounting and develop training programmes.
The post holder will line manage and support the 3 senior management accountants in the acute division ensuring forecasts and risk assessment are on a consistent basis, pulling together the overall position for the acute and ensuring effective arrangements are made for financial management of complex high value areas across the acute division such as the capacity plan and drugs. The post holder will develop methodologies to ensure financial information is linked with activity changes and workforce drivers to provide a clear picture of cost drivers and trends.
The post holder will act as a point of expertise on costing models devising the most appropriate models for NHS Lanarkshire. The post holder will maintain a good understanding of patient flows in to and out of Lanarkshire to ensure income recovery from other Boards is in full and service opportunities for repatriation are properly understood and costed. The post holder will lead the SLA discussions for Lanarkshire services provided by other Boards. The post holder will ensure the set aside budgets for IJBs use best available methodology and will ensure the financial modelling of service change , either as part of the clinical strategy or IJB strategic plans for acute is on a reliable basis.
The post holder will be the finance lead for the overall acute efficiency programme, ensuring adequate monitoring, prompting remedial action when slippage occurs and generating further ideas through networking, research, benchmarking and analysis.
The post holder will deputise for the deputy director of finance in any of their acute duties or in discussions with other Boards about the acute services they provide.
The post holder will support the Director of Finance in overall financial planning by developing financial modelling and scenario planning for key changes that impact both on the acute and wider NHS Lanarkshire.
The post holder will ensure, by working with the Director of the Medical Education Centre, that the appropriate controls are in place to monitor the application of the Board’s ACT monies. This will involve not only meetings with the Director but also accompanying the Director to the West of Scotland ACT Group quarterly meetings.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Educated to degree level or equivalent with significant financial experience at senior level within a large complex organisation;
CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent Qualified Accountant;
Well developed knowledge of issues affecting the NHS and their impact on financial strategy and management;
Well developed knowledge of resource allocation and costing models within the NHS;
Strong persuasive and influencing skills with the ability to present ideas and proposals and produce complex reports effectively at a senior level;
Practical experience of applying relevant business and financial support tools;
Demonstrate a track record in collaborative working that produces results;
Demonstrate leadership and influencing skills and have a proven track record in developing structures and/or systems to support the attainment of organisational goals;
Demonstrate integrity and effective management skills enabling the successful delivery of redesign programmes to improve services;
Ability to develop and maintain effective, positive relationships with key partners.
It would be great if you also have
Demonstration of CPD in related areas e.g. management accounting, project management, risk assessment, internal control and system design, management and leadership, quality improvement |
Experience of working with groups of clinicians and managers to bring about service redesign and improvement. |
Being able to travel to different locations within and outside Lanarkshire |
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37.5 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Kirklands Headquarters, Fallside Road, Bothwell.
The working pattern for this role Monday to Friday; 9:00-5:00
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Michael McLuskey, Deputy Director of Finance on Michael.McLuskey@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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