Band 8d Head of Finance

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A large acute trust in the UK is seeking a Head of Finance to develop financial plans and support various financial functions. You will drive profitability, manage key contracts and help staff understand complex financial information. This role offers strong career development opportunities in a fast-evolving environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Qualifications

• Ambitious and dynamic candidates sought.
• Experience in financial management.
• Ability to drive financial productivity.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial plans to support group strategy.
• Provide financial information support to leadership.
• Drive improvements in financial productivity.
• Manage financial aspects of key contracts.

Job description

Overview

Chase Farm and Group Clinical is recruiting for a Head of Finance role to support the Chase Farm Business Unit, this would ideally suit an ambitious and dynamic candidate who is looking for the next challenging role which will allow them to gain exposure of working in a large acute trust with a group model that is continually evolving and growing. This is an exciting time to be joining the Trust as it expands its group model and with the finance department currently going through a transformation to build a best-in-class Group Finance function focussed on delivering all financial operational targets and continuously striving to exceed stake holder expectations.

The Royal Free London group has recently expanded following the merger with North Middlesex Hospital NHST and now comprises four acute hospitals: Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital (including Group Clinical Services), North Middlesex. The Health Unit within the Royal Free group, has its own local leadership teams responsible for managing its own delivery, quality, risk, and operational and financial performance.

The health unit is responsible for overseeing Group Clinical Services across all health units, including Imaging, Pharmacy and Pathology services and oversees NCL hosted services for Breast Screening and Finchley Memorial Community diagnostic centre.

Responsibilities

• Develop productive partnership working with other function leads to drive profitability and return on investment, developing short and medium term financial plans to support realisation of the group strategy
• To maintain a professional reporting line into the Director of Financial Performance, whilst working closely with divisional and business unit management leads and directors, utilising professional judgement to progress business needs
• To drive improvements in financial productivity within the divisions – leading on identification, advice and challenge for efficiency plans
• To support directors, managers and clinicians in accessing and understanding financial information for their areas of budgetary responsibility. Provide support to build understanding of complex financial information
• To support commercial propositions and to undertake or oversee the financial management of key contracts. Providing advice as necessary to leadership teams on any action(s) required to realise opportunities and mitigate risks arising

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bev Tipping Job title: Director of Financial Performance Email address: [e-mail]