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 In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to take the financial lead on developing Directorate business plans and presenting these to clinical group and trust Executive Directors. Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored. In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to be the designated Financial Management representatives on Directorate Management Teams and to present complex financial management information and advice to senior directorate staff, clinical group and trust Executive Directors at Performance and Executive reviews. To ensure the development of robust financial forecasts reflecting Directorate operation plans and ensuring these are agreed and understood by Directorate Management Teams. Main duties of the job The Deputy Finance Manager provides business partnering support to their clinical directorates in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities. They are responsible for reviewing the month end Directorate positions, the completion of monthly forecasts and consolidation of a directorate monthly performance report, in consultation with the Directorate General Manager and the Senior Finance Manager, and presenting these at Directorate meetings. They will support their Directorate’s annual financial planning process and undertake costings of service developments and savings plans. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. Evelina London 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. 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Deputy Finance Manager will be a business partner to their Directorate acting as the first port of call for all financial management queries. This role will cover Evelina Central, R&D and Charity Directorates. The post holder will: • Provide expert finance business partnering support to their Directorate in all regular and ad hoc financial management and business planning activities. • Take responsibility for designing & preparing the monthly finance reports and forecasts , including discussing these with relevant stakeholders across the department. • Support the Senior Finance Manager in the annual financial planning processes for the Directorate, taking responsibility for preparing accurate financial plans based on the directorate’s strategies. • Demonstrate confidence in communicating with staff at all levels and across all professional disciplines, and explain complex financial information to both finance and non-finance staff in a meaningful way. This role requires strong time management skills and the ability to maintain high quality outputs whilst managing competing commitments. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Substantial progress towards a CCAB accountancy qualification, with full qualification being actively pursued. Evidence of regular professional and personal development training Desirable criteria Fully CCAB Qualified Experience Essential criteria Significant experience of working in an accounting department of which considerable experience has been in a specialist financial management role. Skills Essential criteria Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. Be able to provide, or obtain from other sources, professional advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines. The Deputy Finance Manager must be able to set and negotiate priorities for themselves and others, and subsequently programme workload, to achieve results and meet deadlines. Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for variance analysis, financial reporting 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 Joe McGee Job title Senior Finance Manager Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07960993367