Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 990-CFO-6415027-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £100,000 - £200,000 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Director of Capital
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for a talented and highly motivated person to join the team as the Director of Capital.
We are looking for a Director of Capital to lead our capital function in oversight of the national capital budget of the NHS and major capital programmes, include the delivery of new diagnostic centres and surgical hubs. The role will support the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in ensuring the NHS lives within its annual budget determined by government and delivers value for money through its stewardship of available resources, primarily through use of the NHS capital allocation.
Main duties of the job
The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.
Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.
· Excellent strategic thinking and influencing skills and in order to work effectively and confidently with Government, teams across NHS England and in systems and providers
· Relevant experience in assurance of complex and high profile financial investments, preferably capital projects, and providing recommendations to Boards, Senior Directors and subcommittees.
· Development of robust planning and forecasting arrangements to ensure NHS delivers targets and maximises capital available to systems.
· Experience of complex stakeholder management, and ability to explain complex quantitative and technical matters simply to non-technical colleagues, Boards, and subcommittees
· An effective people manager, who sets high standards, motivates, and develops staff and promotes personal, organisational, and cultural development
Working for our organisation
The 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.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.
Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do? Please email Nikhil Khashu, Deputy CFO Operational Finance on [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent strategic thinking and influencing skills and in order to work effectively and confidently with Government, teams across NHS England and in systems and providers
- Relevant experience in assurance of complex and high profile financial investments, preferably capital projects, and providing recommendations to Boards, Senior Directors and subcommittees.
- Experience of complex stakeholder management, and ability to explain complex quantitative and technical matters simply to non-technical colleagues, Boards, and subcommittees
- Experience of development of robust planning and forecasting arrangements to ensure NHS delivers targets and maximises capital available to systems.
Skills
Essential criteria
- An effective people manager, who sets high standards, motivates, and develops staff and promotes personal, organisational, and cultural development
Values
Essential criteria
- Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
- Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- CCAB qualified with full up to date membership and continuing professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nikhil Khashu
- Job title
- Deputy CFO
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03003112233
- Additional information
N/A
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