We have an exciting opportunity to join the AB Finance Costing Team.

This is a 6 month secondment to cover an internal secondment.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

The Finance Manager PLICS has responsibility for managing the Health Board's Patient Level Costing System, developing the existing costing data and engaging with managers and clinicians to ensure PLICS is utilised effectively in ABUHB. The period of the secondment will cover the implementation of a replacement costing system across Wales and the post holder will lead on this project.

Applicants should be qualified accountants with substantial costing experience who can demonstrate successful delivery of projects and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

The Costing team are responsible for the development of the Health Board's Patient Level Information and Costing System (PLICS), which brings together patient activity with financial data. It provides a rich source of information to help understand how NHS resources are used. The role will require working with a wide range of stakeholders across both Finance and Clinical Services. This is a diverse and rewarding role that will allow you to help improve our patient services, financial sustainability and assist professionals in key decision-making

Strong communication and presentation skills are as important as analytical ability, as the role will need to build relationships both within and outside the organisation, alongside interpreting complex output, and providing advice to a wide range of information users.

The post holder will be expected to lead a small team in delivering the implementation of a replacement costing system, liaising across Wales with other HBs and the NHS Wales Executive.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be responsible for the ongoing management of the HBs patient level costing system (PLICS).

The post holder is responsible for ensuring PLICS information is accessible across ABUHB through developing and maintaining regular reporting and Business Intelligence.

The post holder will be responsible for developing existing costing data to enhance the data quality and processes of patient level costing information in ABUHB.

The role will have responsibility for ensuring PLICS is part of the wider ABUHB value based agenda, engaging with clinicians to develop pilot projects that link to outcome and value.

They will have responsibility for managing the Costing IT infrastructure and developing and maintaining a sustainable plan for costing IT, to ensure an efficient, effective and resilient service is provided across ABUHB. This will include the implementation of a replacement costing system.

The Finance Manager is responsible for the line management of a team of Costing Analysts.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Substantial experience of costing practices and delivering high quality information to challenging deadlines.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of delivery, including projects, to challenging deadlines, within a demanding environment

Desirable

• Experience of working with clinical and management teams to deliver project benefits.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to analyse and appropriately present often highly complex information

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Mamhilad House

Mamhilad Park Estate

Pontypool

NP4 0YT

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040-AC342-0824