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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

This post will provide an exceptionally dynamic, driven individual with an exciting opportunity to join and lead an innovative, growing NHS-based portfolio of ventures that work towards improving people's lives and mental health in a financially sustainable way.

These ventures include strategic property disposal, international service delivery (range of models) and a range of UK based margin making businesses with different levels of maturity including learning, consulting and private care. An interest in working commercially and creatively within the NHS or other public sector, as well as a track record of strategically and operationally leading a finance function (inside or outside the NHS) are essential, as well as a commitment to improving people's health and lives.

Main duties of the job

The primary responsibilities of the role will be:

- To provide strategic and operational oversight of all aspects of finance within Commercial Enterprise, including individual ventures and partnerships;

- To collaborate closely with the Trust Finance Department, CFO and leadership team to ensure seamless monitoring of management accounts and financial positions;

- To manage financial and business intelligence to guide strategic decision making across the portfolio, from new investment options appraisals through to major financial partnerships.

Additionally, the post holder will contribute to the overall leadership of Commercial Enterprise as one of several Directors, as well as supporting individual ventures and partnership teams with strategic leadership and decision making.

As a Enterprise Director, the post holder will influence the strategic vision of Commercial Enterprise and provide strategic and operational leadership on all aspects of finance, liaising with the South London & Maudsley (SLaM) NHSFT finance department.

Working for our organisation

About South London and Maudsley:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care, research, and training.

Commercial Enterprise and ventures

Builds on initiatives going back more than 10 years and helps the Trust to fulfil our core purpose in three ways. First, to provide effective, responsive and efficient support services to our people on any commercial matters. Second, it takes to other organisations here and overseas via a range of platforms, the best approaches with which we serve people; and third it generates vitally needed investment to help us change the lives of people we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Purpose

The primary responsibilities of the role will be:

- To provide strategic and operational oversight of all aspects of finance within Commercial Enterprise, including individual ventures and partnerships;

- To collaborate closely with the Trust Finance Department, CFO and leadership team to ensure seamless monitoring of management accounts and financial positions;

- To manage financial and business intelligence to guide strategic decision making across the portfolio, from new investment options appraisals through to major financial partnerships.

As a Commercial Enterprise Director, the post holder will influence the strategic vision and provide strategic and operational leadership on all aspects of finance, liaising with the South London & Maudsley (SLaM) NHSFT finance department.

The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of financial performance and robust financial forecasting and drive the delivery of well-managed budgets and ensure the financial viability of Commercial Enterprise. The postholder will have direct accountability to the Chief Commercial Officer, SLaM Executive Leadership Team, and Trust Board and will establish the internal governance structure within ME and involved Trust Finance to provide financial assurance.

The post holder will be responsible, along with other Commercial Enterprise Directors, for the development and delivery of strategic objectives, oversight of performance and risk, use of resources, and delivery of services and for promoting the vision, values and strategic aims of Enterprise both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities:

To provide strong commercial financial leadership, strategic and operational on all aspects of finance within Commercial Enterprise and within the context of SLaM NHSFT, providing timely financial information to Directors, the Board, Executive Leadership Team and ventures to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities.

To work closely and collaboratively with the Trust Finance Department and leadership to ensure that Commercial Enterprise's management accounts and financial position within the Trust is monitored in real-time and is always reconcilable with the Trust's overall position.

To contribute as a Commercial Enterprise Director to the formulation and delivery of strategic and business plans, advise on the financial implications of strategic planning and lead on the development of complex business cases.

To oversee large, complex commercial infrastructure developments, negotiate with investors and partners and work effectively with a wide selection of expert advisors (financial advisory, legal, development management).

To provide expert advice to the Directors and individual ventures on all financial issues and ensure the long-term financial sustainability of Commercial Enterprise and its individual ventures.

To be responsible for ensuring there is a robust system of internal financial controls and effective budgetary control systems in place, including building the internal governance required to achieve this goal.

To devise supporting financial plans for new and existing ventures, including financial forecasts, options appraisals, investment plans, and financial dashboards to support strategic objectives through evaluation of business opportunities and risks.

To apply rigorous best practice commercial models and systems in assessing viability of investment proposals.

To represent Commercial Enterprise in internal and external forums, building commercially, financially and regulatory important relationships with key stakeholders.

To lead and manage contract negotiation, contract performance monitoring and contract management, including mitigation against under performance.

To effectively manage financial agreements between Commercial Enterprise / the Trust and partners or contractors.

Develop and operationalise reports and processes linking operational activity to Trusts reporting structures.

Improve business intelligence reporting and monitoring both within Commercial Enterprise and how this is fed into the Trusts reporting structures.

To meet agreed targets and objectives and deliver within defined costs, timescales and resources.

To ensure Value for Money through effective procurement arrangements, working closely with existing Trust processes and personnel.

To provide strong individual and professional leadership through change supporting colleagues, staff and partners through a visionary and motivational problem-solving approach.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Clear experience of working in both NHS and non NHS sectors

Desirable criteria

Experience of working on international hospital financing

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of international business development finance activities

Desirable criteria

Evidence of building / development finance activities

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

That all applications for this post will need to be made online
That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

JD Director Commercial Finance (PDF, 656.5KB)
SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)

Director Commercial Finance

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