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Job overview

NHS Surrey Heartlands works in partnership with local health and care organisations – along with staff, patients, their carers, families, and the public - to support people to live healthier lives. We have an ambitious vision for transformation and continuous improvement of health and care across our footprint, supporting the overall objectives of our wider integrated care system; to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area.

To deliver our objectives we need a team of talented, collaborative professionals who share the same vision and are passionate about what they do.

The interview date for this role is 10th July. Please contact the ICB Recruitment team if you have applied for the role but are unable to make this interview date as soon as possible. 

 

The post is suitable for Agile working. The successful post holder may choose a base closest to their home address.

Main duties of the job

• To support the delivery of the finance management service across the organisation and ensuring that all necessary information is available by the designated deadline.
• To ensure that any accruals have clear auditable supporting papers. 
• To produce monthly financial reports showing key data, as specified by the Finance Manager D2A.
• Support the CHC & D2A Finance Team in the provision of robust financial information to enable reporting and assurance of the financial position of the system position to NHSE and ICB committees. 
• As a member of the CHC & D2A finance team, assist in the decision making process for the team as a whole, with regard to priorities, governance issues, implementation of new processes and procedures. 
• Plan and prioritise own workload on a day to day basis, which includes meeting urgent and ad hoc requests from a variety of sources, often external, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Assist in the implementation of internal procedures and processes and new ways of working.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager D2A in the development and maintenance of processes and systems required to support the reporting process, ensuring the integrity of data is maintained at all times. 
• Responsible, as line manager, of the CHC finance assistant including recruitment and selection, planning and coordination of work and managing variations in the workload. This also involves addressing capacity, training, and development needs, undertaking appraisals and dealing professionally with issues relating to staff performance or disciplinary matters. 
• Ensure effective communications within and between teams, be involved in and participate in meetings and team briefings. 
• Engage with line manager in regular appraisals and performance reviews against agreed objectives. To be responsible for actively identifying own development needs and committing to a personal development plan based on continuous learning.

Working for our organisation

Surrey Heartlands is a partnership of organisations working together - with staff, patients, their carers, families, and the public - to support people to live healthier lives. Surrey Heartlands developed into an Integrated Care Board (ICB) since July 2022, working through 4 Integrated, dynamic, and sustainable place-based partnerships (our Places), each working together to deliver a shared vision across Surrey.

The 4 Place partnerships are known as:

North West Surrey Alliance

Guildford and Waverley Alliance

Surrey Downs Health and Care

East Surrey Place

We have an ambitious vision for transformation and continuous improvement of health and care across our footprint and to deliver our objectives we need a team of capable, collaborative professionals who share the same vision. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.

We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

As part of the organisation’s commitment to achieving equality of opportunity for all staff, Surrey Heartlands ICB will consider all requests for flexible working on hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, compressed hours, part-time hours and/or job-sharing, and homeworking.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

In accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board will not discriminate against or dismiss the applications of candidates with spent convictions for posts which are not exempt from this legislation.