Job overview

The Director of Finance (DoF) will be accountable to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) for all aspects of the role.

The Director of Finance will lead the core internal finance team and be responsible for the delivery of the ICB financial plan including managing the delivery of internal CIPs. The role will be responsible for the developmental aspects of all ICB finance issues including financial principles and strategy; utilisation of data and information to deliver financial improvement;  develop significant cost improvement plans and link into the Improvement process to enable performance improvement; benefits realisation and impact modelling; payment and contractual development.

Support the Chief Finance Officer to create financial improvement across the ICS and work with provider CFOs to ensure maximum benefit and best value for the population through the investment of NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Board financial resources.

Provide high quality professional advice on finance to the ICS and support the ICS in prioritising where best to focus collective resource to improve the value of services provided to the population and to make efficiency and performance improvements across the system.

Main duties of the job

·      Work as part of the Senior Financial Leadership Team to develop the short, medium, and long-term financial plan and strategy for the ICB and the ICS to focus on a return to surplus for the ICB and the ICS in NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

·      Accountable to the Chief Finance Officer as lead on the ICB internal financial plan and strategy and ongoing financial sustainability aiming to increase value to the population and reduce cost. The intention being to deliver a sustainable surplus within the ICB. Working with the Director of Strategic Finance to develop and Deliver a sustainable

·      Ensure financial management, CIP delivery and reporting across the ICB including core corporate budgets, programme costs, with particular attention to prescribing and all age continuing care.

·      Accountable for delivery of financial statements for audit and publication in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements with the Director of Strategic Finance ensure that ICS-wide financial principles are developed and maintained to ensure consistency across the  system in  decision making and service provision.

·      Lead on developing an effective approach to the use of Management information drive financial performance & decision making by service transformation and pathway redesign.

·      Liaise with NHS England and Improvement to ensure appropriate assurance of the ICB and ICS financial model.

Working for our organisation

We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions,  lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

·         27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

·         NHS pension scheme

·         Sick pay policy

·         Occupational health services including staff counselling services

·         Flexible working and family friendly policies

·         Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

·         Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.