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 An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Evelina London finance team, within Guy's & St Thomas' NHS FT, as their Senior Finance Manager. The role provides all round financial & business advice and is instrumental in supporting delivery of financial and clinical group objectives. It is ideal for an individual who wants to influence, add value & deliver on a variety of agendas. We are looking for someone with exceptional communication and business partnering skills, and strong technical financial management expertise. Significant experience in an acute NHS provider is highly desirable; exceptional candidates from other backgrounds would be considered. The post-holder must have high professional standards, integrity and possess enthusiasm and energy with a desire for continuous improvement. The post-holder must also be committed to values based leadership. This advert is for a role within the Evelina London team. There is a separate advert for a Senior Finance Manager for the Cancer and Surgery team. We would encourage you to consider which role would suit you best & to get in contact if you need further information. If you would consider either role, please submit applications for both, though please make any preferences clear in the application or by contacting us. The recruitment timelines are aligned for the roles and interview processes will be coordinated. Interviews for this role are expected to be held on 28th or 29th September, subject to confirmation. Main duties of the job The main duties of the Evelina London Senior Finance Manager role include: Financial leadership for a set of designated directorates within the Clinical Group and their finance teams. Leading the month end process across the designated directorates, lending support, guidance & experience to the finance mangers as required Responding to and coordinating additional reporting requirements as instructed by the Head of Finance, Deputy HoF and Trust Finance SMT. Working with Finance Managers & Directorate Management Teams (DMTs) to prepare and present financial performance at monthly clinical group performance reviews Providing review & challenge of directorate financial plans, as produced by DMTs and Finance Managers, to ensure these are robust and deliver on planning requirements. Supporting the Head of Finance in long term finance planning, in partnership with directorates, and leading on specific capital projects. Being the prominent Finance contact for your directorates for non-routine, contentious & complex matters with an ability to challenge, recommend & influence. The postholder will contribute through their significant expertise & experience to cross clinical group and department wide projects and programmes, covering areas such as, but not limited to, business cases, tenders, efficiency / productivity programmes, financial modelling, financial reporting & planning processes, management information, training & development, and recruitment. Working for our organisation Evelina London provides Women’s and Children’s services within Guy’s & St Thomas NHS FT, spanning local and community services through to regional and national highly specialist services, covering a full range of clinical specialties. The clinical group sees a turnover of close to £450m and employs nearly 4000 staff. Additionally, we have an ambitious strategic development programme, spanning both capital and revenue developments, and which this role will have involvement in. The Evelina London clinical group finance team consists of 13 roles, and the Senior Finance Manager has direct line management responsibility for 3 of these, along with providing training and development support across the wider team. The finance team are based at Great Dover St on the Guy's site but spent significant time with clinical directorates across all trust sites. All roles offer hybrid working though it is currently expected that all finance staff are on site a minimum of 2 days per week, along with being in attendance for any business critical in-person meetings. You can find out more about working for Guy's and St Thomas', including our organisational values and benefits programmes, by visiting the Trust and Evelina websites. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification listed within this advert for full details. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Masters or equivalent qualification (including CCAB Qualified) or equivalent experience Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development Desirable criteria An MBA or equivalent management experience of managing the part of a Financial Management function in a large service delivery organisation Experience Essential criteria Significant amount gained at a senior position, preferably in a specialist financial management role. Experience in formulating annual financial plans with senior leaders, providing effective challenge to ensure these meet financial targets and deliver value for money for the organisation. An in depth knowledge of NHS accounting rules and reporting requirements, and experience in applying these. A successful record of working with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders across the NHS Successful experience of motivating and developing a team to achieve desired objectives. Experience of interpreting relevant financial legislation & guidance from NHSE, to give recommendations and advice on requirements for compliance Desirable criteria Experience in a similar role in a large complex Foundation NHS Trust. Experience of setting objectives, undertaking appraisals mentoring and coaching staff. Experience of staff performance management including disciplinary policies. Skills and Abilities Essential criteria Excellent communication skills both orally and written. Highly developed interpersonal skills, leveraged effectively to build strong working relationships. Able to present highly complex financial information to non-finance staff including directors in a clear and concise manner. Listens effectively, able to discern & clearly translate the financial and non-financial implications of discussions and content for both business units and finance teams Able to analyse complex financial information to ascertain areas of challenge/concern and make recommendations, with an ability to convey outputs in a non-complex nature to senior management Negotiates and influences effectively. Will contribute to financial decision making in conjunction with assessing financial risk/probability and optimum bias Demonstrates a drive to continually review and improve processes, reporting and presentational outputs. Follows through on delivery / makes change happen. Sets high expectations for self and team with regard to quality of work and service delivered. Leads by example. Ability to work autonomously within the national and internal reporting framework and will interpret and prioritise based on experience gained. A solid understanding of the NHS, its strategic direction & implications of this, and NHS operational priorities. Desirable criteria Ability to work at a strategic level, able to recognise directions and implications of policy. 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. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Further details / informal visits contact Name Hazel Childs Job title Head of Finance - Evelina London Email address [email protected] Additional information For further information regarding this role please contact Hazel Childs - [email protected]. During w/c 11th Sept please contact Mark Kirwan - Mark.Kirwan @gstt.nhs.uk