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Main area
Finance professional
Grade
Band 7
Contract
12 months (Secondment Cover)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Working from home supported - office days 5 out of 10)
Job ref
001-AC127-0725
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Woodland House
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£46,840 - £53,602 Subject to 2025-2026 pay award
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Senior Clinical Board Accountant

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

·         We are kind and caring

·         We are respectful

·         We have trust and integrity

·         We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed


 

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE  APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED OF STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES

 

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Children and Women / Specialist Services Clinical Board finance team. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial support and advice to directorates within the Clinical Board.

If you are an ambitious finance professional, able to manage complex financial issues, whilst able to effectively engage and communicate with groups of staff across the Health Board, this is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic, innovative, forward thinking team in the capital city of Wales.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Finance Department continues to operate hybrid working arrangements offering the opportunity to work both from home and office flexibly throughout the working week. The office based will be Woodland House, appropriate equipment and support will be provided. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not an essential requirement of this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply for this post.

Main duties of the job

   This role supports the Finance Business Partner in providing professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board to enable it to effectively and proactively set and manage their budgets and finances to ensure the achievement of financial targets and plans.

 The post holder will report to the Finance Business Partner and will be expected to work closely with Clinical Board budget holders to provide support in the delivery of the finance agenda. The post holder may be asked to deputise, as appropriate.as and when appropriate.

To provide support into the financial and business planning processes within the Clinical Board to ensure that the financial implications of service developments are fully identified and understood.

 To support the UHB on commissioning and cross boundary flows as relevant to the Clinical Board services.

 Contribute to efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board. This will include supporting the implementation of Patient Level Costing within the Clinical Board to minimise clinical variations in order to maximise efficient and effective services and financial performance.

 Ensure that the Clinical Board’s financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity and comply with corporate governance requirements.

 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main 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

 

 

This post is a secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service.

 

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.   

 

 

 

 

Please see attached JD for a more detailed description of duties in addition to the below:

To provide professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Clinical Board in line with UHB strategy.  This will require supporting the Business Partner Teams in achieving Clinical Board objectives and delivery of its operational plan. A major aspect of operational performance will be delivering financial balance.

 To support the Finance Business Partner Teams in monitoring and managing financial performance within the Clinical Board. This will include developing detailed financial projections, option appraisals and forward plans to enable opportunities and risks to be anticipated and managed, in order to achieve Clinical Board and Directorate / Locality financial targets. This also includes the provision of finance to deliver break even and maximise the efficient use of resources in support of high-quality patient care.

 To provide professional finance support and advice for efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Clinical Board.

Provide financial advice and support to the production of Business Cases within the Clinical Board, including major strategic and corporate developments. These will often require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options which may be highly complex in nature where sound professional judgement will be required to ensure that they are financially robust.

 

Support the Clinical Board in ensuring that the financial consequences of service developments, delivery of NHS targets and significant changes in clinical practice are quantified and understood prior to implementation.

 To support the UHB on commissioning processes, liaising with key external stakeholders such as other Local Health Boards, Welsh Government, JCC, Local Authorities and NHS Trusts as appropriate, to ensure maximum income recovery for the UHB and Clinical Board. 

 As requested by the Business Partner Teams, act as professional lead and represent finance on specific issues.

Maintain financial integrity of the general ledger in respect of transactions and reporting for the Clinical Board, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and WG guidelines.  

Provide support to the Business Partner Teams to ensure that the year end accounts process is accurate and supports the timely closure of the UHB’s final accounts

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCAB qualified

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS Finance experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills
  • Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
Desirable criteria
  • Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ann Leonard
Job title
Finance Business Partner - Specialist Services
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Please email in first instance - a telephone conversation can then be arranged at a mutually convenient time

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