The primary purpose of the Head of Service role is to support the delivery of improved financial and organisational effectiveness by optimising operational performance, achieving value for money as well as contributing to the overall mission, vision, values and strategy of the Health Region.

• To drive the regional management team's performance through clear productivity reporting and highlighting of areas for improvement and efficiency within acute and community services

• Ensure there is ongoing clarity for the REO, IHA Managers and their teams of the Region’s Activity Based Funding, Patient level costing, Community costing and HIPE activity to support the delivery of quality integrated health and social care services

• Assisting in the development and monitoring of cost containment and breakeven plans within the Health Region. To progress financial challenges to resolution, ensuring performance metrics and KPIs are achieved.

• To lead on the introduction of Population Based Resource Allocation in the Region. This approach to planning health and social care seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of the entire population, and to understand the distribution of these outcomes across society. It draws on clinical care, primary care, public health, health promotion and chronic disease prevention working in tandem to provide comprehensive promotional, preventive and curative health services.

• To work with the IHA Managers and the regional finance teams to provide regional financial input to the National Service Plan.

• To work with the National finance function to ensure implementation of agreed Finance Strategy, National policies and standardised procedures.

• To ensure the highest standard of financial processes, business intelligence, reporting and support for compliance with best practice in terms of financial matters. This will involve full use of IFMS and fully exploiting opportunities to make use of National Financial Shared Services and National Procurement.

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:

• Hold a professional accountancy qualification and be a member of a recognised or prescribed accountancy body such as ACCA, CPA, ACMA, CIMA, ACA or an equivalent accountancy body in another jurisdiction for a minimum of 10 years.
• Significant experience in a senior management role in finance in a large complex environment to include a minimum of 5 years, at senior leadership level, in financial management and planning in a healthcare setting with multiple stakeholders.
• A significant track record of achievement in a performance driven organisation.
• Significant experience of working collaboratively and cross functionally within a complex working environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders and use of an enterprise resource planning system
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Post Specific Requirements

• Access to appropriate transport to fulfil the requirements of the role.
• A flexible approach to working hours is required to ensure deadlines are met. 

Job Description

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Job Spec - HoS Regional Productivity ABF