We are looking to fill the role of Senior Clinical Board Accountant in the Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Team. This is an important role within the finance team, providing Business Partnering support to a diverse and exciting group of directorates.

The successful post holder will report to the Assistant Finance Business Partner.

Are you who we are looking for? If you are enthusiastic, motivated and positive, then this is the first step, but more importantly, are you someone who has extensive experience within a management accounts team, in a large, fast paced and complex organisation?

If you are an ambitious finance professional, able to manage complex financial issues and effectively engage and communicate with groups of staff across the Health Board, this is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic, innovative and forward thinking team.

We welcome and encourage potential candidates to contact the Assistant Finance Business Partner (Sophie.Jones99@wales.nhs.uk) to discuss the requirements of the post, or for any further information required.

Main duties of the job

This post will work closely with the Clinical Board to ensure efficient use of financial resources, and to identify (and help implement) value-based decision making and the use of benchmarking.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 peopleliving in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partnersto develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should beequal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and wework closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to thewest of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life orrural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents, or please click Apply now toview in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifiactions

Essential

• CCAB Professionally Qualified Accountant (or equivalent Band 7 experience).
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• Significant finance experience within the NHS, Public or Private Sector
• Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies
• Ability to deal with complicated situations
• Experience of managing people and teams
• Knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business and strategic planning

Desirable

• Experience in the NHS

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills
• Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
• IT literate with the ability to us Microsoft products, including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems
• Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Highly committed and self motivated, with high professional standards
• Ability to influence key stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation
• Emotionally resilient and able to respond to exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads
• Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time
• Ability to work flexibly

Other

Essential

• Able to travel extensively to undertake the duties of the post at various sites

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Basic knowledge of NHS Finance regime, NHS Financial Management and Business Planning, and NHS Current Developments & Strategies
• Ability to interpret and apply Financial Reporting Standards & Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Desirable

• Detailed knowledge of NHS Finance regime, NHS Financial Management and Business Planning, and NHS Current Developments & Strategies

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Woodland House

Maes y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

001-AC464-1224