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Finance Analyst - NWJCC

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Pontypridd
  • 32557.00 - 39631.00 a year
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee

Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Finance Analyst to support our journey as a newly formed organisation.

The NWJCC is a joint committee of the seven health boards in Wales, with a Chair and Lay Members. We support collaborative commissioning across Wales, with around 120 staff based in Mold and Nantgarw/Treforest.

Our mission to be The Centre of Excellence for Collaborative Commissioning, improving health and care outcomes across Wales. We commission around 220 services, from NHS 111 and ambulance services to specialised rare disease services, and mental health, operating a £1.14bn budget.

In this role, you will join a supportive, inclusive team, working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations. We are seeking individuals who reflect our values of respect, trust, collaboration, and excellence--those who put patients and quality at the centre of everything they do.

If you're passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This role provides support and advice to all the Finance and Value functions, with a focus on information management, activity reporting systems and data flows, alongside general financial management of the NWJCC healthcare contracts with tertiary providers, and other payments, including Individual Patient Funding Requests.

This role includes the analysis of the contract monitoring files and associated patient datasets.

Welsh language Skills need to be learnt when appointed to the post.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

o We listen, learn, and improveo We treat everyone with respecto We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Welsh to be Learnt on Appointment:This post is advertised as Welsh to be Learnt on Appointment. This is an exciting opportunity and means well give you the skills in Welsh we need once youve been recruited if you dont already have skills in Welsh. Well do this using our free and flexible internal offer alongside our partnership with Learn Welsh Glamorgan, helping you to gain the valuable skills needed to strengthen our bilingual organisation. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

  • Degree, actively studying towards CCAB professional qualification.
  • Appropriate knowledge and understanding of management accountancy and NHS Finance.
  • Understanding of the financial issues within a commissioning context.
  • Computerised financial management systems.
  • Evidence of Continual Professional Development.

Desirable

  • Understanding of the Payment by Results (PbR) funding mechanism.
  • Knowledge of VBA/SQL.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within an NHS Finance Function.
  • Contracting /Commissioning Information management experience.
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering to strict deadlines.
  • Experience working with, and managing complex information and data from a variety of sources through spreadsheets and databases.

Desirable

  • Track record in working with other health professionals.
  • Experience of working with private sector healthcare providers.
  • Experience of working with Foundation Trusts in England.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex financial information to a diverse audience.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Setting and achieving tight deadlines.
  • Time management.
  • Ability to think laterally.
  • Advanced Excel and Access skills.

Desirable

  • Efficient in the use of Oracle, ESR, BIS.

Values

Essential

  • Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.
  • Commitment to team-working.
  • Logical and organised.
  • Can work effectively with people of diverse skills, abilities and experience.
  • Professional approach to work.
  • Flexible and adaptable approach.

Other

Essential

  • Little requirement for physical effort, but must be able to visit other sites in Wales or the UK in a timely manner.
  • Able to undertake the remit of the role.

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh Language (Level 1) or willingness to work towards upon appointment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Unit G1 The Willowford, Main Avenue

Treforest Industrial Estate

Pontypridd

CF37 5YL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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