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 Are you passionate about improving healthcare, addressing inequalities and using the finance function to help to drive improvements in health and care outcomes for our south London population? We have an opportunity for a creative and passionate Finance Manager to join us at the award-winning Health Innovation Network (HIN). Hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, we enjoy the benefits of being NHS members of staff while focusing on innovation to improve the lives of patients and staff in the health and care sector. The main purpose of this post is to support the programme teams at the HIN with the financial management of their projects, and ensuring senior manager, the executive directors, the board and our commissioners have a clear overview of the financial position of the organisation. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, from delivering transformational programmes to improving patient pathways, or internally with our wide range of health and mental health wellbeing initiatives. You could benefit from great health and wellbeing support which currently includes yoga, book club, lunchtime walks, and regular social events. This is a role for someone who wants to move out of the normal finance role to work more closely with project teams and to contribute to the strategic direction of an exciting and interesting organisation within the NHS, We would consider secondments from NHS organisations also. Main duties of the job The post holder will report to, and work closely with, the Head of Finance & Corporate Support. They will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience, able to use accounting principals to answer queries and solve problems. They will line manage the Finance Support Officer and will be responsible for the day to day financial management of the organisation, including driving change and improvements. They will work closely with the programme leads to ensure that individual project plans are robust and accurate. They will work with the Head of Finance & Corporate Support to produce monthly management accounts, including identifying and delivering improvements in the reporting. They will work closely with the PMO manager to drive greater synergies between finance and project management. They will be comfortable working with, and if necessary challenging, senior colleagues. They will have high level excel skills, able to use excel to understand and answer questions as well as to build robust tools for the organisation to use to plan and track financial information. They will have excellent communication and inter personal skills, able to communicate complicated issues clearly and succinctly, both written and in person. Working for our organisation The Health Innovation Network works across a range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing and to accelerate innovations into the NHS. The HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations. As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects. Our Values Brave - We encourage our teams and others to be brace with their ideas and support them to try new things. Kind - We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of south Londoners. Open - We're open about what we do, and we share what we learn. Different - We think differently, and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents, and experiences. Together - We build communities and networks, we collaborate, and we connect. This post maybe required to travel to any of our sites, though most on site time will be split between Evelina London's offices near Waterloo and Finance offices near London Bridge. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Reporting to the Health Innovation Network Head of Finance & Corporate Support being the day to day lead on finance and business processes. To lead on the financial management of the Health Innovation Network, ensuring that all trust controls and processes are followed, that all procurement is conducted according to Standing Financial Instructions and best practise. Ensuring that invoices are paid appropriately and on time. Reporting to the Head of Finance & Corporate Support ensure that the Executives and Programme Directors have appropriate information to make the best possible decisions to deliver the organisation’s strategic objectives. To be continually developing and improving financial and other reporting to better support the organisation. To be managing the day to day business processes, including HR and procurement, developing and improving ways of working, ensuring appropriate guidelines are followed across the organisation, and that HIN links appropriately with the wider trust. To lead on links with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Finance, HR and Procurement departments, developing how HIN uses trusts systems to drive continual improvement. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria CCAB qualified with a significant amount of PQE experience in a senior technical accounting role gained in either a large audit firm or in a financial accounting role Microsoft Academy qualification or equivalent experience CCAB body The post holder will need in depth technical accounting skills and a thorough understanding of the accounting standards and reporting requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards and Monitor. Skills Essential criteria The post holder will demonstrate sound technical accounting knowledge and experience and be able to interpret how accounting standards should be applied within the Trusts accounts. A considerable amount of experience with computer based financial systems in a complex environment including defining reports and an understanding of the system hierarchy. Able to create complex spreadsheets and documents. Advanced user of Excel Highly developed analytical skills – able to review complex processes and recommend appropriate changes to improve efficiency. Able to analyse complex financial information to identify areas requiring further investigation. The post holder will be the team’s VAT specialist and must be able to interpret how VAT legislation applies in different circumstances, seeking advice from the external VAT advisors in more complex cases Experience Essential criteria A significant amount of experience in managing, motivating and developing a team and able to lead a team to achieve objectives. Experience of performance management including Trust disciplinary polices Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs, mentoring and coaching staff Experience of introducing and maintaining proper audit/management controls Experience of and proven skills in the initiation and management of process change in a controlled environment 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 Dan Dartington Job title Head of Finance & Corporate services Email address [email protected] Additional information We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure we have a diverse panel for all our recruitment. Don’t meet every single requirement in the person specification? Studies have shown that women and people from global majority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. At the HIN we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with what is stated, we encourage you to apply anyway or contact us to discuss. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles Important: For your personal statement please do not exceed 400 words. In your statement please can you describe your three greatest strengths and the three things that you feel would be most important to deliver this role successfully. Applications that do not follow this instruction will not be considered. If you have questions about the role please read the attached additional questions document. If you have any questions not covered by this please feel free to contact Dan Dartington, Head of Finance & Corporate Support at [email protected]. However please note that shortlisting is conducted without personal details being included in the application.