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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, highly skilled, and innovative individual to join the Finance Directorate

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be integral in making a meaningful difference for our local population, supporting the Health Board. The role will require the translation and triangulation of operational strategies into financial cost and benefits, with an overall aim of ensuring service resilience, sustainability, and value for money.

The post will be supporting Ceredigion Health System comprising of Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion County and the Medicine Management Directorates

The Finance Business Partner will form part of a team led by a Senior Finance Business Partner and is supported by a Finance Business Partners.

Main duties of the job

This unique role covers Acute and Community sectors which offers an opportunity to work across directorates encouraging integration and transformation of services throughout the Health Board.

Provide strong financial leadership to the Directorates you support ensuring their performance delivery, providing appropriate governance and sound professional advice and support.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that a robust financial management and planning process is in place including supporting the Directorates Senior Finance Business Partner in providing sustainable financial planning including:-

Modelling and tracking spend plans against Welsh Government funding allocations.

Provide support in annual programmes of work targeted to deliver savings.

Develop and support on creation of business cases to deliver change in the Health Board. Capacity demand modelling. Activity performance analysis. System wide analysis.

Providing financial updates at various forums on spend and projected costs to assist with decision making.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres.

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 16/10/2024

Person Specification

Qualification and Knowledge

Essential

• CCAB Qualified Accountant - professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience.
• Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations.

Desirable

• Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations and of management and leadership best practice developments.
• Accesses networks for information to improve knowledge and understanding.

Language Skills

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a complex organisation
• Experience of working with Managers and Clinical Leads.
• Experience in developing business cases.
• Experience of successfully managing budgets.
• Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
• Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement
• Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
• Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.

Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park

Jobswell Road

Carmarthen

SA31 3BB

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100-AC206-0924