A Vacancy at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.The Deputy Director of Finance, Performance and Information is resp.....
A Vacancy at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
The Deputy Director of Finance, Performance and Information is responsible for providing leadership and day to day operational direction to the Finance, Performance & Information team. The role holder will be a member of our Trust Leadership Team who have shared corporate responsibility for strategies that ensure high quality service delivery, financial plans, performance and organisational reputation; ensuring continuous improvements in the delivery of operational services across Lincolnshire Community Health Services through focus upon systems, processes, culture, performance and behaviours.
To Provide professional leadership, advice and information on business and financial matters; including providing expert advice and support on complex matters.
To provide a professional, comprehensive and efficient financial accounting and reporting service to the Trust’s Board, committees, senior managers, budget holders and external stakeholders.
To be responsible for the overall management and performance of the financial planning and delivery team incorporating financial planning, budget setting, and business support.
To support the Directorates in the planning and performance management of KPIs and Performance measures that underpin and reflect service plans and contracted obligations and align with the Strategic Intentions of the Trust, Business Plans and the Quality Strategy.
To lead on the strategic direction and development of the performance management framework, and development of performance reporting across the Trust both internal and external.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is an outstanding organisation providing great care close to home.
The Finance and Business Intelligence (FBI) directorate mission is to drive great care close to home using our unique blend of skills, personalities, and experience. Our strategic objective fall under 3 pillars:
(1) Building capacity & capability of teams and individuals
(2) Creating insight to drive great care close to home
(3) Integration for efficiency and effectiveness
We operate at 3 levels:
- within the FBI directorate;
- within the LCHS Trust; and
- within the 'Better Live Lincolnshire' Integrated Care System
DUTIES
Lincolnshire Community Health Service requires all staff to safeguard children, young people and adults. All staff are required to access the organisational policies, also the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Local Safeguarding Adults Board policies and procedures that underpin the safeguarding agenda. The safeguarding policies to be followed are found on Lincolnshire Community Health Services website and the Lincolnshire GOV website.
LCHS policies, procedures and guideline - It is a condition of your employment that as an employee you are expected to adhere to our policies, procedures and guidelines. These can all be found on the Trust’s website.
Jointly, lead and champion the Finance & Business Intelligence priorities and objectives, ensuring that professional contribution is clearly aligned to Trust priorities and objectives. Providing professional leadership, advice and information on business and / or financial matters; including providing expert advice and support on complex matters, enhancing external links for professional issues and raising the Trust’s profile.
To establish close relationships with key stakeholders to lead, shape and support implementation of both internal and external LCHS Strategy.
To write, compile and deliver executive board reports, committee reports and assurance reports to various board and committees as required, ensuring the highest level of accuracy.
Provision of a professional, comprehensive and efficient financial accounting and reporting service to the Trust’s Board, committees, senior managers, budget holders and external stakeholders. Strategic development and expert of the financial accounting services function. Ensuring accounting records meet best practice requirements. Oversee the preparation of statutory accounts, ensuring the returns represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and legal requirements.
Leading the delivery of financial reporting, both internal and external. This will include periodic reporting to the Board and NHSE/I and production of the Trust’s statutory accounts.
To identify opportunities for improved value for money in the use of public funds by providing specialist, objective financial and analytical skills
Responsible for the overall management and performance of the financial planning and delivery team incorporating financial planning, budget setting, and business support to Trust’s Board, committees, senior managers, budget holders and external stakeholders in ensuring delivery of these plans. Specifically;
· Responsible for Long Term Financial Planning and annual NHSE/I submission of a fully integrated operational financial plan in line with Trust strategies, ICS direction and commissioning intentions.
· Responsible for the ongoing business support to managers in delivery of these plans.
· Responsible for effective financial, and performance input into Trust business cases.
Responsible for the financial input for CIP formation and financial delivery of CIP plans in line with relevant strategies.
To support a culture of creating ‘value’ in improvement ensuring that the benefits of service re-design and improvement activity (to patients, the public or our staff) are always considered and that these benefits justify implementation costs.
Support the Directorates in the planning and performance management of KPIs and Performance measures that underpin and reflect service plans and contracted obligations and align with the Strategic Intentions of the Trust, Business Plans and the Quality Strategy. In consultation and communication with staff and patient/community interest groups where activity/KPI changes result from significant organisational/service changes. Support the Executive Team to hold Directorate Managers and Heads of Service to account through the provision of evidence and expertise within performance review meetings.
Lead on the strategic direction and development of the performance management framework, and development of performance reporting across the Trust both internal and external.
To fulfil statutory responsibilities as a member of the Trust Leadership Team, ensuring that the Trust is compliant with national policy and practice in all areas of the post holder’s key responsibilities.
Responsible for ensuring the Directorate Managers and Heads of Services are aware of all key KPIs and reporting timetable to ensure the effective delivery of services and patient care within the financial envelope agreed by the Commissioners.
Active contribution towards the continued corporate development of the Trust, coordinating key areas as directed by and agreed with Executives
Supporting the Director of Finance & Business Intelligence, fostering strong relationships with external agencies and organisations.
To work with the Director of Finance & Business Intelligence and Deputy Director of Strategy and Partnership to lead the Directorate agenda, working with key decision makers, the Executive team and staff to support the transformation of the Trust.
To lead an approach that has customer/ service user/carer focus at its very heart. To promote the LCHS Way. To act as a role model.
Leadership, management and development of department. The Deputy Director of Finance, Performance and Information will set objectives for Heads of Service members of his/her team, monitoring performance through an effective performance management process. The Director of Finance & Business Intelligence will agree personal objectives. This will form part of the annual review process.
To develop a workforce that has a high level of skill and encourages and supports all colleagues to work at the top of their professional competence. To develop a culture and workforce that values and includes the contribution of all. That partners with patients and the public, using information relating to the local health economy, to jointly agree where priorities lie. Creating an organisational ‘norm’ for the requirement of a deep engagement with staff, patients in service improvement and re-design.
Responsible for providing strong, capable professional leadership to your Heads of Service, within the Directorate and support colleagues across the organisation. To support and encourage others to reach their full potential by creating a culture of empowerment through adopting a culture of ‘freedom coupled with accountability’.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care
Indirect patient contact with minimal direct when undertaking ‘15 steps’ / back to the floor visits
Responsibilities for policy and service development implementation
Corporate responsibility for the development of LCHS wide policies and strategies.
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
Accountable for financial governance across the organisation.
Holds Deputy Director level of authority on directorate budgets for several services e.g. financial accounting, financial management, performance & Information.
To hold delegated authority for Directorate budgets up to Deputy Director level.
To ensure areas of responsibility are delivered in a way that are consistent with the Trust financial and cost improvement plans.
Responsibilities for human resources (including training)
Acts as line manager for Heads of Service of several different departments across the Directorate.
Responsibilities for information resources (including systems access)
Responsibility for the manager who is responsible for the management and development of information systems across the organisation.
To design and develop major information systems to meet the specified requirements of the organisation around both Finance and Performance and Information management. Constantly review and update such systems and the procedures for using them (including upgrades where required).
Responsibilities for research and development
Undertakes audits and surveys as necessary.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Nov 2023
