Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-6945218MH
- Employer
- Northumbria Primary Care
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Cobalt Business Park
- Town
- North Shields
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Finance Officer
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst NPC are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. ________________________________________________________________________________
Job overview
Northumbria Primary Care Limited (NPC) is a leading provider of primary care services in the North East of England. We are a proudly not for profit, entirely salaried team, wholly owned by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country’s top performing Foundation Trusts.
We are looking to appoint a Chief Finance Officer which will provide senior leadership, strategic management, and commercial acumen for the company. This role will also sit on the Board of Directors for Northumbria Primary Care Limited and as a Board director, the post holder will influence the strategic vision and will be responsible, along with other Board directors, for the development and delivery of strategic objectives, oversight of performance and risk, use of resources, and delivery of services to deliver high quality care to patients across North Tyneside and Northumberland.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will drive the delivery of well-managed budgets and ensure the financial viability of the Company. Rigorous contract management, robust delivery of agreed KPIs and project management will also be key features of the role. The post holder will have direct accountability to the subsidiary Board and will be required to attend meetings of NHFT’s Board of Directors, Finance Investment & Performance Committee, and Audit Committee, where required.
Working for our organisation
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) now serves around 1/4 of the local population from its 26 GP locations. We employ more than 500 staff and serve over 135,000 patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post covers the financial aspects of Northumbria Primary Care Limited (gross annual expenditure around £33m). The postholder manages a finance team to deliver this service.
See attached job description, key responsibilities include:
Responsible for providing robust financial leadership, strategic management, expert, and specialist strategic financial and business planning advice to the organisation, ensuring financial controls are maintained in line with Corporate Governance requirements.
Provide expert advice the subsidiary Board of Directors on all financial issues and providing oversight on a number of key areas.
Responsible for the leadership, management, and performance of a Finance function, in providing a professional, high quality financial management service, ensuring effectiveness and business focus of financial systems and processes,
Ensure compliance with statutory and legal requirements, including ensuring statutory accounts & returns are accurate and meet agreed timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary,
Play a key role in ensuring there is effective working relationships between NPC, other subsidiaries and the Trust, as well as external partners, including contract negotiations and performance monitoring.
Manage the development and delivery of management accounts, monthly financial reports and budgets to Board, and annual accounts.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Strong business acumen and a sound knowledge of good corporate governance, strategic planning, risk, and performance management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent specialist qualification
- Recognised professional accountancy qualification e.g., CCAB Professional Accountancy qualification e.g., the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Hedgcock
- Job title
- Managing Director NPC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For questions of a more specific finance nature please contact fellow panel member, Mrs Arlene Atkinson - [email protected]
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