Head of Financial Strategy & Improvement - FP&D

Head of Financial Strategy & Improvement - FP&D

The Financial Planning and Delivery Directorate is seeking to recruit a Head of Financial Strategy & Improvement to play a lead role in providing financial support and challenge to NHS Wales organisations.

The Financial Planning and Delivery Directorate’s role includes:

• Monitoring and managing financial risk in NHS Wales, responding at pace where organisations are demonstrating signs of financial concern;
• Supporting the robust development and delivery of in-year and medium term financial and resource plans;
• Driving forward the efficiency agenda for NHS Wales, working with NHS Wales organisations to ensure maximum return from efficiency opportunities;
• Promoting and embedding best practice financial management and use of resources;
• Developing a Centre of Excellence for Financial Information and Intelligence, reflecting costing, benchmarking, resource allocation, and utilisation, to assist in driving improvements on both technical and allocative efficiency across NHS Wales;
• Leading research and identifying best practice in financial management and rapid adoption of proven practice and evidence in a consistent and comprehensive way across Wales, including best practice approaches, methodology, and deployment;
• Supporting the development of Value Based Healthcare within NHS Wales as required.

We are looking for senior finance professionals with drive and ambition who can immediately provide practical insight and value to Health Boards and Trusts in Wales and provide intensive support to organisations to improve both their short term financial performance and their ongoing financial sustainability.

• Leading the Financial Planning and Delivery Directorate's monthly processes to monitor the financial reporting and financial performance of organisations across NHS Wales;
• Leading the assessment of the financial plans of organisations across NHS Wales and drive improvements in multi-year financial planning across the sector;
• Leading the development of the suite of products to enhance financial support and challenge processes within NHS Wales;
• Identifying evidence-based best practice across the portfolio and supporting its dissemination;
• Developing best practice in benefits realisation techniques and developing the Directorate's capability and capacity in relation to investment and option appraisal.

NHS Wales Performance & Improvement works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.

Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.

We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction - enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.

This is a permanent, full-time position. The successful candidate will join the team based in Bocam Park, Pencoed near the M4. Hybrid working arrangements will be available involving office attendance twice per week.

If you are a highly motivated, experienced, and qualified finance professional with a strong demonstrable background in financial management, performance, intelligence, and delivery then we would be keen to hear from you and welcome your application.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 23rd March.

For further information please contact Eiddig Morgan, Assistant Director.

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

• CCAB / CIMA Qualified & Member of Professional body, Educated to Postgraduate level or equivalent, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

• Experience of working in a financial environment in a large complex organisation
• Comprehensive understanding of the NHS financial regime including Capital
• Record of effective contribution to the development of organisational financial plans
• Experience…