We are excited to be supporting Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) in the recruitment of a Deputy Head of Financial Performance on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract (FTC). This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning team within a top-performing trust that forms part of the Shelford Group, which is a collaboration of 10 of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England.
The role is perfect for an ambitious professional looking to take the next step in their career. As part of a highly visible team, you will play a crucial role in shaping financial strategies and performance across the organisation, contributing to the continued success of OUH. If you are looking to develop your career in a dynamic, high-profile environment, this position offers an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact.
This role is an integral part of the finance team at Oxford University Hospitals, driving operational financial performance, productivity and efficiency improvements, profitability driven decision making and financial analysis, working with stakeholders up to board level. This role is expected to be working from the office one fixed day per week (Mondays) and one other day per week as the role requires. The other days can be worked remotely or in the office. We would welcome discussions around flexible working. To note this is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
Main Duties of the Job
To act as the corporate finance lead on the delivery of operational financial performance. This will include analysis, oversight and understanding of trust wide operational financial performance, in-year forecasting, productivity delivery and efficiency driven decision making. To support the Head of Financial Performance in formulating plans to deliver long term financial sustainability for the Trust, including implementation of service specific policy or service development changes. To be responsible for the development of a robust integrated management accounting and associated reporting infrastructure for the Trust. To support the Head of Financial Performance in providing corporate oversight of the divisional financial management teams, including budget setting, in-year forecasting and in-depth reviews of priority areas, with a focus on demand, capacity and triangulation with financial performance. To work with the Head of Financial Planning and Reporting, on the implementation, delivery and maintenance of improvements to financial reporting systems, including providing oversight and relevant input into the development of performance dashboards, key performance indicators and any other key management information. To work closely with the rest of the Finance Senior Management and Finance Team to ensure timely, accurate and informed reporting both internally and externally. To design and develop major information systems capable of delivering monthly performance and productivity reporting at board level and within clinical divisions, to support informed decision making and resource allocation (e.g. Productivity Dashboard). To lead the development of in-year financial analysis, including trends, delivery to plan, drivers of financial performance and recovery/improvement to financial performance. To provide high-quality deliverables on highly complex technical data for Senior management, Executive and Non-Executive Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, as needed. To lead the finance input into quantification, implementation and delivery of productivity, efficiency and operational change programmes. To prepare policies and procedures in relation to efficiencies and productivity for use across the Trust. To lead on the development of an adequate methodology (e.g., Cost per WAU) to measure clinical productivity to support the understanding of financial and operational drivers. To work with the Director of Data and Analytics and act as the finance liaison for reporting development and analysis improvements. To work as a member of the Finance Senior Management Team and provide financial advice on change programmes to improve efficiency, value for money and quality of output. To act as the Trust's finance lead on the development of smaller business cases, providing analysis, critical review, challenge and identification of improvement opportunities. To develop, quantify and maintain a set of standard units of cost to be used across the Trust to inform and improve productivity-led decisions making. To communicate highly sensitive and complex information to a range of internal and external stakeholders. To constructively challenge senior stakeholders throughout the financial year on efficiency planning and reporting processes to ensure robustness of forecasts and budgets. To support the education and development of the Finance team in their understanding of the drivers for operational financial performance, current challenges and restraints. Provide training to other staff across the trust, including Executive and Senior Management Teams, as required. 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.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
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The role is perfect for an ambitious professional looking to take the next step in their career. As part of a highly visible team, you will play a crucial role in shaping financial strategies and performance across the organisation, contributing to the continued success of OUH. If you are looking to develop your career in a dynamic, high-profile environment, this position offers an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact.
This role is an integral part of the finance team at Oxford University Hospitals, driving operational financial performance, productivity and efficiency improvements, profitability driven decision making and financial analysis, working with stakeholders up to board level. This role is expected to be working from the office one fixed day per week (Mondays) and one other day per week as the role requires. The other days can be worked remotely or in the office. We would welcome discussions around flexible working. To note this is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
Main Duties of the Job
To act as the corporate finance lead on the delivery of operational financial performance. This will include analysis, oversight and understanding of trust wide operational financial performance, in-year forecasting, productivity delivery and efficiency driven decision making. To support the Head of Financial Performance in formulating plans to deliver long term financial sustainability for the Trust, including implementation of service specific policy or service development changes. To be responsible for the development of a robust integrated management accounting and associated reporting infrastructure for the Trust. To support the Head of Financial Performance in providing corporate oversight of the divisional financial management teams, including budget setting, in-year forecasting and in-depth reviews of priority areas, with a focus on demand, capacity and triangulation with financial performance. To work with the Head of Financial Planning and Reporting, on the implementation, delivery and maintenance of improvements to financial reporting systems, including providing oversight and relevant input into the development of performance dashboards, key performance indicators and any other key management information. To work closely with the rest of the Finance Senior Management and Finance Team to ensure timely, accurate and informed reporting both internally and externally. To design and develop major information systems capable of delivering monthly performance and productivity reporting at board level and within clinical divisions, to support informed decision making and resource allocation (e.g. Productivity Dashboard). To lead the development of in-year financial analysis, including trends, delivery to plan, drivers of financial performance and recovery/improvement to financial performance. To provide high-quality deliverables on highly complex technical data for Senior management, Executive and Non-Executive Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, as needed. To lead the finance input into quantification, implementation and delivery of productivity, efficiency and operational change programmes. To prepare policies and procedures in relation to efficiencies and productivity for use across the Trust. To lead on the development of an adequate methodology (e.g., Cost per WAU) to measure clinical productivity to support the understanding of financial and operational drivers. To work with the Director of Data and Analytics and act as the finance liaison for reporting development and analysis improvements. To work as a member of the Finance Senior Management Team and provide financial advice on change programmes to improve efficiency, value for money and quality of output. To act as the Trust's finance lead on the development of smaller business cases, providing analysis, critical review, challenge and identification of improvement opportunities. To develop, quantify and maintain a set of standard units of cost to be used across the Trust to inform and improve productivity-led decisions making. To communicate highly sensitive and complex information to a range of internal and external stakeholders. To constructively challenge senior stakeholders throughout the financial year on efficiency planning and reporting processes to ensure robustness of forecasts and budgets. To support the education and development of the Finance team in their understanding of the drivers for operational financial performance, current challenges and restraints. Provide training to other staff across the trust, including Executive and Senior Management Teams, as required. 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.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
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