Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview The financial management team is currently recruiting a Deputy Finance Manager for a 12 month fixed term to support the Children’s Surgery, Theatres & Anaesthesia Directorate in the Evelina London Clinical Group . Main duties of the job The Deputy Finance Manager provides business partnering support to the clinical directorate in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities. They are responsible for month end reporting for their areas, forecasting and financial planning in conjunction with clinicians and operational managers, consulting with the Directorate General Manager and Senior Finance Manager and presenting reports at Directorate meetings. They form an integral part of the Directorate’s Management Team. This person will hold a professional qualification in accountancy (CCAB or equivalent) and will be able to provide evidence of continuously developing by having relevant post-qualification experience or significant management accounting experience in a large, complex organisation (NHS experience is beneficial but not essential). Business partnering is a key element of the role so this person must demonstrate strong communication/people skills, the ability to present analysis and influence budget holders. Working for our organisation Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With almost 4,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy’s and St Thomas’. Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world. As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through five clinical directorates: Children’s Medicine & Neonatology; Children’s Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia; Children’s Cardio-respiratory and Intensive Care; Children’s Community Services and Women’s Services. Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details. If you would like to discuss the opportunity, please feel free to contact Mark Kirwan (Deputy Head of Finance) at [email protected] Person specification Qualifications and Education Essential criteria Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Professional/ Statutory Registration Essential criteria Substantial progress towards a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification, with full qualification being actively pursued Desirable criteria Fully CCAB Qualified Previous experience Essential criteria Significant experience of working in an accounting department of which considerable experience has been in a specialist financial management role. Desirable criteria Experience in the following is desirable • Forecasting & financial projections • Preparing business case & business plans • Evaluating efficiency, effectiveness and economy • Managing several client relationships at once, involving conflicting priorities Skills / Knowledge / Ability Essential criteria The Deputy Finance Manager must be able to set and negotiate priorities for their own as well as their joint financial management obligations. They must be able to do this for others who financially support the directorate and therefore be able to programme workload to achieve results / meet deadlines. Be able to provide, or obtain from other sources, professional advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines. Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation and so that reports, analysis and advice provided to them are relevant. Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for: • Budgeting and financial planning • Costing and pricing • Variance analysis and financial reporting • The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions Understand and be able to explain or investigate: • Relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements • The key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts • The rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to • Stock control and accounting, depreciation and return on investment • The ways in which healthcare is delivered, coupled with knowledge of NHS financial regulations. Additional Information Essential criteria The Deputy Finance Manager must: • Be flexible and able to work as part of a team to ensure that team deadlines are met. • Have a strong sense of quality and customer focus. • Be self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving, • Be able to work independently and come up with own solutions to problems and requirements, working within broad professional policies. • Be able to carry out work with the required attention to detail required in a financial management department, including ability to complete first line quality checks on their own work. • Be able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues in particular during the monthly reporting cycle, whilst co-ordinating the workload of others • Be prepared to contribute to how the department operates. Personal presentation must be of a high professional standard Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. Further details / informal visits contact Name Mark Kirwan Job title Deputy Head of Finance Email address [email protected] Additional information