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 This role is key to the success of the organisation in the delivery and collection of revenue (Activity Based Income) in line with Board targets and plays a key part in operational, financial and performance reporting to ensure NHS LPP is delivering an effective and efficient service for its members. You will have responsibility for a range of Finance activities, including governance and maintaining an accurate Risk & Issues Register to meet audit requirements. You will need to have good commercial and financial skills to successfully lead a team to manage income, benefits realisation, reserves and cashflow, as well as identify future savings and revenue generation opportunities. Main duties of the job In conjunction with the Managing Director to take the financial lead on developing Directorate business plans and presenting these to the Executive Directors. Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored. In conjunction with the Managing Director to be the designated Financial Management representatives on Management Teams and to present complex financial management information and advice to senior directorate staff and 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. 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Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide professional expert guidance to Directorate managers and when required to challenge assumptions held to ensure the development of robust financial To develop with directorates an awareness of financial performance requirements, and of the need for budgetary To participate in Trust wide training and communication To ensure that all managers are aware of, and act in accordance with Standing Financial To provide input to the costing, pricing and financial planning activity of the Trust, including reviewing all costs and prices and recommending changes to contracts where appropriate Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Completion of a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification or equivalent experience Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Desirable criteria Significant post qualification experience preferably in a specialist financial management role Experience Essential criteria In applying the concepts and techniques for: • budgeting and financial planning, • costing and pricing, • variance analysis and financial reporting, • the purpose of accounting accruals and provisions • dealing with relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements, Desirable criteria Must understand and demonstrate knowledge of good personnel practice and its application Skills Essential criteria Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. Desirable criteria Excellent persuasion and negotiation skills are required to ensure delivery of balanced financial plans. 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." Further details / informal visits contact Name Jordan Cato Job title Interim Chief Operating Officer Email address [email protected] Additional information please also contact [email protected] Finance Business Manager