Shop Manager

Job overview

The three acute providers in South East London (SEL) work collaboratively through the Acute Provider Collaborative (APC) to improve health and care outcomes for SEL patients. The APC has developed a strong infrastructure and delivers a complex portfolio of programmes. By coordinating efforts across the acute providers, the APC aims to:

• ensure SEL patients have equitable access to healthcare services

• deliver sustainable, high-quality and safe healthcare across SEL

• make best use of collective resources through economies of scale

• collectively manage system-wide risks and benefits

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong analytical and finance skills to join the team. The role is varied and includes developing capital business cases, integrated finance, workforce and activity models, and analysis to support efficiency opportunities and clinical network priorities. The post holder will work in a matrix structure across APC networks and organisational boundaries and will engage closely with key stakeholders.

The role offers senior-level exposure, working with CFOs and senior finance colleagues across the system. We welcome applications from high-performing candidates who are keen to influence innovation and development in acute services across SEL. This is a flexible role that can be shaped in line with the post holder’s skills and aspirations. We are a welcoming and supportive team.

This post is advertised on a fixed-term or secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

This post will work alongside the APC Finance Lead and colleagues within the APC Programme Team as well as finance colleagues from the three partner organisations.

This role will focus on providing support through the development of financial insights and wider analysis that enable and drive change, as well as thoughtful engagement with key stakeholders.

The post holder will be responsible for planning, facilitating, and implementing multiple pieces of work simultaneously, ensuring that project reporting structures are in place and that effective reporting; escalation and remediation is always in place. The post holder will be expected to act autonomously ensuring that daily tasks and workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed time frames. They must have excellent interpersonal skills and use their own initiative to solve problems and produce clear outputs.

The post holder will also be required to deputise as appropriate for the SEL Finance Lead.

This role is part of the SE London Acute Provider Collaborative delivery team, which is hosted by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – recruitment is therefore being undertaken via King’s and the post holder will be a King’s employee.

See attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The overarching purpose of this post is to:

· Provide analytical & finance expertise and business focussed advice and support to the APC’s elective & diagnostic networks to deliver programme aims.

· Lead the cross-APC development of robust business cases for trust, system and/or NHSE approval to secure funding for SEL.

· Ensure programme reporting within the APC and externally to NHSE/ICS includes appropriate financial and productivity analysis, narrative and conclusions.

· Support the collaboration of the 3 trusts finance teams through the APC Finance and Estates Group and related sub-groups.

See attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Person specification

Equality & Diversity

Essential criteria

• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and can take actions which support and promote this agenda

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level with masters level or equivalent qualification or level of experience
• Qualified CCAB accountant, with substantial post qualification experience at a senior level. Post holder must comply with all the professional ethics of the Accounting body to which they are registered.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Financial and analytical experience & skills

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of the NHS or similar clinical environment.
• Able to understand and analyse complex issues, drawing on the breadth of data needed to inform decision making and the ability to use it to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions
• Presentation of financial and non-financial information and leading discussions at senior management and executive level meetings.
• Expert understanding of management accounting processes and best practice. Including forecasting, modeling, trend analysis.
• Detailed understanding of the financial analysis required for the submission of capital and revenue business cases, including SWOT, Sensitivity analyses, payback period, Internal rate of return, discounted cash flows, VfM etc.
• Demonstrable ability to exercise sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines and precedent, and the confidence to question and challenge information from others who may be experts in their field

Desirable criteria

• Significant management accounting experience at a senior level.
• High level financial management skills, ability to work proactively to identify and appropriately mitigate emerging financial risks in a complex and rapidly changing environment.

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of communicating with Board members, colleagues, clinicians, and public both in day-to-day management settings and in managing and resolving potential conflicts.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
• Able to influence and persuade others, articulating a balanced, not personal, view and to engage in constructive debate without being adversarial or losing respect and goodwill
• Able to communicate effectively, listening to others and actively sharing information

Planning Skills

Essential criteria

• Strong organisational skills
• Able to think conceptually to plan flexibly for the longer term and continually identify opportunities for improvement
• Ability to contribute to the development of strategy and aspirations of the organisation and act in a manner consistent with its value
• Able to proactively identify risks or issues and manage their mitigation or resolution

Management Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading and managing senior teams, including securing effective engagement of colleagues not in a direct line management relationship
• Strong people and motivation skills
• Leadership style that embraces collaborative working and the ability to coach, motivate and develop others
• Ability to effectively manage the output of suppliers, partners, and other organisations

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Willingness to travel to sites across SE London

Autonomy

Essential criteria

• Works autonomously with ambiguous deadlines and parameters
• Proven ability to prioritise and solve problems under own initiative

Financial & Physical Resources

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of value for money and challenge performance on this basis

Desirable criteria

• Experience in management of budgets at whole organisation/ system level and the ability to review critically, challenge and effectively utilise financial information

Other

Essential criteria

• Resilient, flexible and adaptable
• Integrity and professionalism
• Team player
• Patient focused
• Demonstrable commitment to continuously improve outcomes tackling health inequalities and delivering the best value for money for the tax payer
• Embraces effective governance, accountability and stewardship of public money and demonstrates an understanding of the principles
• Ability to understand the limits of his or her management competencies and the wisdom to seek advice when these are reached
• Sensitivity and organisation skills to operate effectively across complex work cultures and environment
• Demonstrates commitment to upholding the Nolan Principles of Public Life along with an ability to reflect them in his/her leadership role

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