Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Associate Director of Finance Job at Bodmin, England Full Time

Associate Director of Finance

About Us

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of mental health and physical health services to adults and children across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We provide NHS community, mental health, dementia and learning disability services to approximately 450,000 people and most of our services are based in local communities, enabling care to be provided as close as possible to where people live. Our clinical services are organised into localities and our quality achievements are underpinned by a strong track record of successful service and financial delivery. We have wonderful staff whose drive and commitment is outstanding and unfailing during the most difficult circumstances.

Our Trust objectives are:

• Improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities by working in partnership and creating opportunities for our citizens.

• Provide safe, high quality, timely and compassionate care and support, in local communities wherever possible, and informed by experience of people who use services.

• Make Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly a great place to work in health and social care.

• Working efficiently so health and care funding give maximum benefits.

• Create the underpinning infrastructure and capabilities that are critical to delivering high quality care and support.

As Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust navigates the new ways of working with our ICS partners and a post-Covid world, it is crucial that the right level of expertise is available at the Trust and the Associate Director of Finance will play a key role in this journey.

The Role

Working with the Deputy Director of Finance, the Associate Director of Finance will act as the operational lead for the Trust’s Financial Planning, Financial Accounting and Contracts functions, providing professional leadership, and supporting the associated Teams in the formulation of Trust and departmental financial and business development strategies.

This is a key role in the senior finance team and will work closely with the wider Trust board members and Executives to ensure that highly specialist and robust financial and business advice and information on the income and expenditure, cash planning, capital programme, contracted activity and other key financial metrics are delivered.

About You

To succeed in this role you will:

• Be a qualified accountant with significant experience working in a large, complex organisation and ideally an understanding of the current NHS Agenda specifically focused around financial control, contracting and financial planning processes.

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging with finance and other corporate functions to develop a mature and rounded service.

• Be financially and politically aware, bringing a high level of NHS knowledge on the delivery of good financial control and financial governance ensuring that an effective service is delivered; deputising for the Deputy Finance Director as appropriate.

• Be a strong leader able to communicate well with your peers and team members and have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands from internal and external stakeholders and the wider health economy.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• Band 8D salary package £78,192 – £90,387 dependant on experience

• At least 27 days holiday each year and a generous NHS pension

For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law on 07554 443 877 or to apply please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]

Closing date: 14th November

Interview date: Thursday 25th November via MS Teams

To achieve our Trust objectives, we prioritise the development of our staff. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare vouchers

The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644