Director of Specialised Commissioning Business Partner Team

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., The Finance and Planning Directorate is recruiting for the Director of Finance, Specialised Commissioning.
As the Director of Finance, Specialised Commissioning you will lead the Integrated Finance and Planning Business Partner (IFPBP) team supporting the Chief Financial Officer Group and its sub directorates (Finance & Planning, Specialised Commissioning, Medicines Value and Access) in meeting their goals and ensuring that all aspects of the group's financial management and governance are followed.
The IFPBP team is the bridge between the project and programme teams in CFO Group and the specialist finance and planning teams. By establishing strong relationships and a good understanding of the programmes, the postholder will ensure the business receives the finance and planning support it needs to improve care for patients. The postholder will have a key role in delivering the objectives of the Specialised Commissioning Directorate including: the ongoing process of delegating certain specialised services to ICBs; oversight of specialised commissioning high cost drugs and devices spend.
The post holder has a corporate role as a senior leader in the Finance & Planning directorate and is expect to contribute fully to the operational running of the directorate and its equality and diversity improvement work. You will be a key member of the senior management teams of the directorates that you support, in particular Specialised Commissioning., 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.

· Relevant experience in assurance of complex and high profile transformation or investment projects and providing recommendations to Boards, Senior Directors and subcommittees.
· Development of robust planning and financial forecasting arrangements to ensure NHS delivers targets and value for money
· Deploy excellent influencing skills and stakeholder management in order to work effectively and confidently with Government, teams across NHS England and in systems and providers
· Experience of addressing large audiences on complex quantitative issues, explaining complex 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

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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band., NHS England