Director of Specialised Commissioning Business Partner Team | NHS England

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 Groupand 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 offershigh 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.