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Band 8A Finance Manager - PLICS & SLR (Two posts)
£52,643 - £58,558 per annum*
Location: Canary Wharf
Reports to: Assistant Director of Costing
Responsible to: Deputy Chief Financial Officer
*Inclusive of inner London allowance
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Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to drive the development of the service line reporting framework to facilitate performance management and improvements in productivity and efficiency.
Working to the Assistant Director of Costing, the Finance Manager – PLICS and SLR will drive the development of the service line reporting framework to facilitate performance management and improvements in productivity and efficiency.
The post holder will support the production of all national costing returns, including the Reference Cost, Education and Training, PLICS and other ad hoc costing submissions.
Development of a costing and pricing framework and clear and consistent costing and pricing guidance for contracting and commissioning, incorporating both the local and national benchmarking results.
The post holder will work to ensure that the Trust implements, understands and identifies conclusions from an accurate and transparent Service Line Reporting framework.
This is a newly created role and it is expected that as the organisation develops and changes, it may be necessary to vary the tasks and/or the responsibilities of the postholder. This will be done in consultation with the postholder and it is hoped that agreement can be reached to any reasonable changes.
Key Working Relationships
The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.
Internal
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Financial Management
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Information Team
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Income Team
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Costing Finance Manager
External
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NHS England/Improvement
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Department of Health
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HSCIC
Main duties, responsibilities and results areas
Clinical / Operational responsibilities
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Provide the necessary financial and statistical analysis and expertise, to support the full understanding of cost, activity & income and their interdependencies
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Advise on the effective use of resources/modernising practices to drive efficiencies and business focus, in order to meet the needs of the organisation into the future. This will also involve calculations for Tender bids and marginal costs associated with service developments
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The post holder will lead the development of the Trust’s costing and profitability analysis through Service Line Reporting and patient level costing
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Identify opportunities to improve the accuracy of its activity capture and coding and Data quality to ensure accuracy and meaningful PLICS and SLR results
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To continuously strive for improvements in data quality associated with clinical activity, this will involve the attendance and management of data quality forums, assistance in development of data workaround processes and management and review of data recording and capturing processes with representatives from clinical directorates
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To work with the Assistant Director of Costing to ensure that an accurate, transparent and understood system of Service Level Reporting is developed and implemented across the Trust. Provide advice and support to the Trust in interpreting and acting upon SLR outputs.
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To support the development of Service Level Agreement proposals and assist in negotiations in line with national requirements, providing financial and strategic advice on any potential risks
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To assist with ad-hoc statutory exercises and submissions (e.g. NHSE/I) and investigations as required
Policy, Service, Organisational & Professional responsibilities
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The post holder will be involved in analysing and presenting information requiring good database, in particular Excel skills.
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The post holder will be expected to work closely with other members within the financial planning and strategy team to ensure that the section undertakes its work in an efficient manner.
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The post holder will be expected to assist in proposing improvements to processes and procedures.
General
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The post holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Trust’s Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.
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The post holder will have a sound analytical and judgement skills to enable them to analyse, investigate and resolve queries and discrepancies related to the activity data uploaded on the SLAM system
Personal Development
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All staff are required to be appraised by their line managers at least once a year at a personal development review meeting where progress made over the last year is discussed and agreed. Focus on the following year’s departmental and personal objectives will be identified, discussed and agreed. Where necessary, help and support will be provided and development opportunities agreed in line with service provision and knowledge and skills competency framework
Working conditions
Physical: Standard keyboard skills required. The role does not require a high level of physical effort; however he/she may be stationed at a computer for prolonged lengths of time.
Emotional: The post holder has to be able to work successfully under pressure of time and resources
Working Conditions: The post holder is unlikely to work in adverse conditions
Mental: Concentration required for effectively multi-tasking, analysing data, writing reports etc.
NHS Manager’s Code of Conduct
As an NHS manager, you are expected to follow the code of conduct for NHS managers (October 2002). www.nhsemployers.org/
Safeguarding adults and children
Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them to maintain the wellbeing and protection of vulnerable children and adults. If employees have reason for concern that a patient is 'at risk' they should escalate this to an appropriate person i.e. line manager, safeguarding children's lead, matron, ward sister/change nurse, site manager, consultant (October 2002) www.nmc-uk.org/
Confidentiality
The post holder must at all times maintain a complete confidentiality of the material and information that they handle. Any matters of a confidential nature, or in particular, information relating to diagnoses and treatment of patients and individual staff records must not, under any circumstances, be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. The postholder must respect patient named confidentiality in keeping with “Caldicott principles”.
Data protection
The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.
Policies & procedures
The post holder will be expected to comply with all statutory legislation, Trust Financial Framework Guidance and approved national and local policy. The postholder is also expected to be aware of the Trust’s Risk Management Strategy which includes the responsibilities placed on them by the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (1974) and the Clinical Governance Framework. All employees are expected to comply with all Trust Policies and Procedures.
Health and safety
Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them by the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (1974) to ensure that the agreed safety procedure is carried out to maintain a safe environment for the other employees and visitors.
Infection control
Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed upon them by The Health Act (2007) to ensure they maintain a safe, infection free environment. This includes the knowledge and understanding of the management of infected patients and the principles of Standard Infection Control Precautions including the correct technique for Hand Washing and the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
General
The post holder will be expected to comply with all statutory legislation, Trust Financial Framework Guidance and approved national and local policy.
The post holder will be expected to be responsible for his/her continuing professional development and to take a proactive approach to maintaining personal and professional effectiveness in an evolving role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Degree Qualification or equivalent
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CPD record complying with membership of a relative accountant body
Desirable
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Professional Qualification in accountancy (ACCA/ACA/CIPFA/CIMA)
Experience
Essential
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Experience of preparing reports or accounts to tight deadlines
Desirable
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Previous experience of PLICS and SLR Project management and roll out
Knowledge
Sound knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment, especially in relation to income and costs, including Payment by Results and Commissioning, cost allocation methodologies, cost drivers and costing principles
Skills
Essential
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Strong Excel skills
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Ability to analyse areas of work to identify areas which would benefit from continuous improvement
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Good influencing skills
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Ability to present and explain complex financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non-finance managers
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Record of managing workload / projects and delivering to tight deadlines
Desirable
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Ability to make use of systems (initially Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and to identify what can be produced from other financial systems
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Having SQL skills and knowledge will be an advantage
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Analytical skills with the ability to solve complex financial problems
Other
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Able to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
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Flexible approach to work with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
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Team player, willing to ‘roll up sleeves’ where necessary.
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Positive ‘can do’ attitude
