Finance Manager (Primary Care)

at  NHS England

As a Finance Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the South West region.
The post holder will primarily support the Primary Care commissioning team across a portfolio of areas (Pharmacy, Optometry, Dental) but will also work on specific tasks that support the wider Direct Commissioning finance team.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
Primary Care services were delegated from NHSE to ICBs in April 2023 and this post will support ICBs via the South West hub model. Whilst employed by NHSE currently, this post, alongside direct commissioning functions including Specialised Commissioning and Public Health, will transfer to an ICB (expected transfer date April 25 for this post).

Supporting the 7 ICBs across the South West, the role includes interactions with both commissioning managers and ICB finance leads in addition to the South West hub team.

• Provide day to day financial support and advice including monitoring, reporting and analyses to commissioning leads.
• To support an effective system of financial planning and forecasting for the area of responsibility.
• To maintain a robust and effective system of financial control ensuring risk to delivery and performance are mitigated.
• To support successful delivery of responsibilities through effective financial advice and support to functional teams.
• To ensure financial policies and procedures are applied locally
• Financial expertise to support procurement activities

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents