Head of Financial Recovery PMO

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering, Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, qualified accountant to join the Corporate Reporting Team in support of the Financial Recovery Programme. The post holder will monitor and report the position, provide guidance across finance and operations, and communicate with a wide range of staff.

As part of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), you will lead the PMO, coordinate the recovery portfolio, and prepare submissions and evidence packs for NHS

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong NHS or public sector financial reporting experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate with diverse staff groups.
• Experience in monitoring, reporting and providing guidance on financial recovery schemes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Recovery PMO and provide programme leadership.
• Coordinate the recovery portfolio on behalf of the accountable executive and governance bodies.
• Direct the preparation of submissions and evidence packs for regulators and system partners.
• Develop dashboards and reporting processes to deliver timely, accurate information for decision making.

Skills

Financial reporting

PMO leadership

Stakeholder management

NHS financial governance

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Regulatory submissions

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at UHN for an experienced, dynamic, qualified accountant to join the Corporate Reporting Team.

Working with the wider financial and operational teams, the post holder will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the position for the Financial Recovery Programme. Providing support and guidance across all areas to identify, implement and monitor schemes requires the ability to effectively communicate across a wide variety of staff groups and financial knowledge.

This is a new role within the recently reviewed team structure, delivering a vital service both internally within finance and to the wider staff base across both hospitals, Kettering and Northampton.

The Financial Recovery Programme has been established to coordinate, assure and accelerate delivery of the Trust’s financial recovery priorities while maintaining quality, safety, workforce and operational performance.

You will lead the Financial Recovery PMO and provide authoritative financial and programme leadership. They will coordinate the recovery portfolio on behalf of the accountable executive and programme governance, while scheme sponsors and operational leads retain accountability for delivery and the Executive Team retains overall

ownership of the Trust recovery plan.

The post holder will lead and develop the PMO function, ensuring that delivery-management systems, dashboards and reporting processes provide timely, accurate and decision focused information. They will direct the preparation of submissions, evidence packs and responses to challenge from NHS England, the relevant integrated care board and other regulators or system partners.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Jones Job title: Assistant Director of Corporate Finance Email address: [e-mail]