Band 8a Finance Manager

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We are living through a time of unprecedented challenges. With phenomenal dedication, commitment and professionalism, Barking Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust are now in a position to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic and implement changes to meet new demands. The Trust needs to act swiftly in order to make sure that the right decisions are taken in the right way, involving the right people, a new approach has been developed which will guarantee that meeting the needs of our patients, staff and the wider community are centre stage, so there couldn’t be a more important time to be joining the Trust.

An opportunity has arisen for a high caliber and self-motivated CCAB Qualified or part Qualified Accountant who is looking for a challenging role and to further develop their skills. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active with excellent planning and organisational skills. The successful candidate is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build rapport with a wide range of finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Under supervision of the Senior Finance Business Partner, the successful candidate will be expected to identify best value outcomes through evidence based assessment and be instrumental in production of quality business cases and 3 year service plans including the demonstration of clinical, financial and economic benefit.

Through service knowledge the Finance Manager will add business intelligence to the Trust forecast production to ensure robust management information is available so financial trends can be understood and where necessary be enacted on

Working closely with all members of the finance team and other corporate partners deliver a sustainable financial, workforce and control environment for the Trust.

Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sini Antony Job title: Senior Finance Business Partner Email address: sini.antony3@nhs.net

Sini Antony, email sini.antony3@nhs.net