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Job overview

Following promotions of previous post holders we have two substantive posts available as Head of Locality Finance (HoLF) within the North East & Yorkshire region of NHS England.  This post is for the Head of Locality Finance (HoLF) - North East & North Cumbria within the North East & Yorkshire region of NHS England. This post is aligned to the Integrated Care System (ICS) in North East & North Cumbria. Integrated Care Systems are a partnership where local partners - the NHS, councils, voluntary sector and others - work together to create better services based on local needs. Each ICS has an integrated care board (ICB) which is an NHS organisation responsible for planning health services for their local population.

Main duties of the job

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a dynamic newly-formed team with a particular focus on being the key relationship manager with one of the ICSs, delivering effective financial support, challenge and advice across the system as part of working with the ICB and its partner organisations to assure the delivery of financial requirements that support great patient care. The role also delivers NHS England responsibilities including financial reporting, planning , performance and regulation requirements. The role is very varied and responsibilities will include operational and medium term financial planning, annual plan delivery, financial risk management, productivity and efficiency, major capital business case review, assessing trust governance and efficiency arrangements, application of regulatory responsibilities including CQC Well led financial risk assessments and NHS oversight framework, sourcing and sharing best practice and improvement opportunities, and working with national colleagues in capital, financial reporting and strategic finance teams.

The Operational Finance team operates hybrid working which provides the ability to work flexibly from home alongside office-based and other face to face working environments as required to most effectively deliver our business. Due to the focus on aligned working with an ICB these posts will be based at a regional office within the relevant ICS geographic area, but the postholder should anticipate that delivering our business will require regular presence in a range of venues across the region and it is therefore necessary for the post holder to have the ability to travel efficiently.

Working for our organisation

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.