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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Director of Finance
Executive and Senior Manager Grade G
Salary Range £108,766 to £146,445 per annum (pro rata part time)
Full Time Permanent
Location: Glasgow
Relocation Package where appropriate
With an annual revenue budget of £3.3b and a capital spend annually of £60m, this represents around a quarter of the overall Health spend in Scotland. We provide a range of integrated acute hospital, primary care, community and mental health services in communities across the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
We are a strong values driven organisation whose overall purpose is to protect and improve population health and wellbeing whilst providing safe, accessible, affordable, integrated person centred and high quality health services.
At this critically important time, the successful candidate will have oversight and responsibility across a highly complex NHS system and on appointment will be expected to grasp, at pace, the short and medium–term finances of our NHS Board and the resulting impact on service and resource planning.
This role requires a deep understanding of financial systems and processes of a large and complex organisation combined with the financial leadership required to focus attention on achieving long term financial sustainability against a backdrop of public sector funding.
We are seeking candidates who will share our ambitions to drive change, to be innovative and collaborative and to continuously improve, personally leading programmes of work required to achieve financial balance and delivering better value for money. The post holder will prioritise bringing innovative ways to build on our Financial Improvement Programme.
Working with an established and highly committed senior finance team directing around 250 finance staff, including Payroll services, you will be responsible for ensuring that detailed financial plans are developed and delivered in such a way that maintain the highest standards of probity and control.
The scale, profile and political complexity of this opportunity should not be underestimated and therefore requires a high degree of resilience, tactical skills combined with the ability to deal with ambiguity. Inspiring and credible communication and influencing skills are all essential attributes.
As a professionally credible finance leader you will role model compassionate and collaborative leadership. Applicants should demonstrate significant post-qualification experience with extensive Board level leadership experience preferably within the NHS or other comparable Public /Private sector organisations.
Educated to degree level with relevant post-graduate qualification to masters level and as a Qualified Accountant it is essential you will hold full qualification in one of the recognised Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) or CIMA.
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.
For more information about the role and the key result areas please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification contained in the Candidate Information Pack for the post. To apply for this post and to access the online application form please click the Apply for Job button below.
We look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, for a confidential discussion please contact:
Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Telephone 0141 201 4642 or email at Jane.Grant@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or
Mark White (extant Director of Finance) Telephone 0141 201 4609 or email Mark.White@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Additional Information
- Preliminary Assessment Stage: Candidates should note shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in a preliminary assessment stage prior to interview, the details and arrangements will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates.
- Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates. EU Settlement Scheme - EU, EEA or Swiss nationals as part of the recruitment process for all candidates regardless of nationality will be required to produce proof of their EU Settlement status to demonstrate their Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.
- For the successful candidate, a Disclosure Scotland Criminal Record check will be required for this post.
Should you require any further information about the application or the recruitment process please feel free to contact Lynne Stockey, General Manager, Recruitment Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 07766441665 or email: lynne.stockey@ggc.scot.nhs.uk