Clinical Board Accountant - INTERNAL TO NHS WALES

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES

Applications are welcome from those seeking full time or part time employment. Hours/working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Finance Department continues to operate hybrid working arrangements offering the opportunity to work both from home and office flexibly throughout the working week. The office base will be Woodland House, appropriate equipment and support will be provided.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Children and Women / Specialist Services Clinical Board finance team. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial support and advice to Business Units within the Clinical Board.

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

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to funding.   If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board in line with UHB strategy.

To provide professional finance support and advice for efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board.

Provide financial advice and support for the Clinical Board’s business planning processes across a broad range of complex and diverse services.  Support the development of complex service models and financial analysis tools to allow for robust analysis, evaluation interpretation and comparison of a range of financial options and investment appraisal to ensure best value is achieved in decision making.  This will require regular review, update and revision of financial plans, key assumptions and risk assessments.

Support the development and update of information systems to meet requirements of the UHB, the Clinical Board and commissioners, using computerised Microsoft applications.  This will include establishment control systems

Support and develop partnership working, by attending and contributing to Directorate / Locality Forums. Communicate highly complicated and sometimes emotive financial information to multidisciplinary stakeholders.

Support the continuous improvement in all aspects of the department by regular review of work practices and procedures

To deputise as and when required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not an essential requirement of this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply for this post