Job Description

Accountable to the NHS GM Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the Deputy Chief Finance Officer will be responsible for supporting the CFO and other NHS GM senior leaders across the system on the leadership, stewardship and development of the NHS GM financial allocation. The Deputy Chief Finance Officer will support the CFO to establish, lead and develop the core finance function for NHS GM. They will deputise for the Chief Finance Officer on all aspects of the financial portfolio in their absence and so will be required to work closely with Board members, Executive team and senior leaders across key stakeholders i.e. Providers and Local Authorities, on a wide range of issues. They will lead on the development and the implementation of the GM financial strategy and support the strategic commissioning agenda for the system.



The post holder will support the Finance and Audit Committees and will develop key relationships with internal and external auditors and Non-Executive Directors of NHS GM.



Support the Chief Finance Officer and other system leaders in ensuring maximum benefit and best value for the population of Greater Manchester through the planning and investment of financial resources and driving productivity and efficiency opportunities to improve value and reduce cost.



Lead, alongside the Chief Finance Officer, on the developmental aspects of all ICS wide financial issues including the delivery of all system financial targets and in particular, support the GM Provider system with the delivery of its financial plans.



Lead on developing a collaborative and effective approach, with the use of Population Health Management information, to improve outcomes, reduce health inequalities and drive financial decision making through service transformation and pathway redesign, particular in support of the developing neighbourhood health model.



Lead on the development of an ICS financial framework covering resource allocation and payment and contractual systems which will support and incentivise service transformation across the system through benefits realisation and impact modelling.



With the Chief Finance Officer, be responsible for ensuring that NHS GM/ICS discharges its financial duties and by doing so delivers value for money and improved health and wellbeing outcomes for its population.



With the Chief Finance Officer, will be responsible for the preparation and successful delivery of all financial aspects of the ICB's responsibilities.



NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (NHS GM) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development. Within this context, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities (i.e. the unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society), alongside the wider challenges being faced.



Provide effective strategic financial and business leadership to the ICS to ensure it meets its financial objectives.



Co-ordinate the development and implementation of a system annual plan, which supports the overall strategy of NHS GM and the wider system that ensures quality, financial and performance targets are met and sustained.



Lead annual and longer-term financial planning for the system for both revenue and capital allocations, ensuring an effective financial framework for resource allocation and value for money.



Provide effective financial and business leadership in planning, forecasting and reporting of the ICS budgets and in particular for those areas linked to the strengthening of the strategic commissioning agenda, ensuring triangulation of finance with quality, performance, activity and workforce.



Determine short, medium, and long-term sustainability plans with the input of partners and using feedback from users and stakeholders in achieving high quality outcomes.



Management and financial accounting of all NHS GM budgets.



Provide professional advice on the provision of high quality, value for money services



Lead the development and delivery of improvement programmes, in accordance with national and local priorities through system wide efficiency and productivity planning.