Chief Finance Officer

Main duties of the job

You will bring a strong track record of senior financial leadership, alongside the ability to build trusted relationships, influence across organisational boundaries, and navigate challenge and change. Just as importantly, you will demonstrate a deep commitment to NHS values, with a clear focus on improving outcomes and addressing health inequalities.

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] oversees health and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.

Our ICB team are committed to addressing the broader health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000 voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider determinants of health in South Yorkshire.

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Job responsibilities

The Chief Financial Officer will be required to ensure that the integrated care board (ICB) meets the financial targets set for it by NHS England, including living within the overall revenue and capital allocation, and the administration costs limit.

The Chief Financial Officer will support the development and delivery of the long-term plan of the ICB and be responsible for ensuring the financial performance of the organisation and the delivery of our agreements and contracts with service providers.

As a member of the unitary board (ICB), you are jointly responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems; to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; enhance productivity and value for money and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

The Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for developing the funding strategy for the ICS to support the board in achieving these aims and making use of benchmarking to make sure that funds are deployed as effectively as possible.

• The Chief Financial Officer reports directly to the ICB chief executive officer and is professionally accountable to the NHS England regional Finance Director.
• As the strategic financial lead, the chief financial officer is accountable for all matters, relating to the financial leadership and financial performance of the ICB.
• The Chief Finance Officer will also be responsible for ensuring that the ICB implements a robust financial strategy and for ensuring that system resources are effectively deployed and used to provide the best possible care for the population.
• The Chief Finance Officer will also be responsible and accountable for a wider portfolio including, capital planning and corporate functions.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the resourcing implications related to the social determinants of public health.
• Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are Well Led.
• Extensive knowledge of health and care financial planning and budgeting at a board and/or system level.

Qualifications

• Essential: Qualified accountant with full membership and evidence of up-to-date continuing professional development.
• Desirable: Experience of utilising health economics experience in a relevant role/setting and/or a relevant qualification.

Personal Values

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime.
• Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
• Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures where this thrives.
• Committed to continuing professional development.

Experience

• Substantial board level leadership experience and/or system leadership experience within a regulatory or similar environment is essential.
• Experience of managing highly sensitive situations with stakeholders.
• Experience of managing relationships with the media and political stakeholders.
• Experience of providing financial leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level with demonstrable outcomes.
• Experience of leading highly complex and contentious transformational change at significant scale.

Skills

• Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership.
• Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action. Analytical rigour and numerical excellence.
• Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership and system levels.
• Extensive knowledge of health and care financial planning and budgeting at a board and/or system level.

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, Eyre Street, Sheffield, S13FG

Employer's website: https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/