Financial Sustainability Manager - Sustainability and Values

About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. The Role The Financial Sustainability Manager supports the delivery of the Board’s financial sustainability, efficiency, and improvement programmes. The postholder provides high‑quality financial analysis, reporting, and project support to ensure the organisation meets its financial targets and delivers best value. The role works closely with clinical, operational, and finance colleagues to identify, quantify, and track financial improvement opportunities, ensuring robust governance and accurate reporting. In This Key Role, You Will The Finance Department supports the effective and efficient management of public monies allocated to NHS Lanarkshire in accordance with the Strategic Health Plan, Our Health Together and our financial framework. The Department, on behalf of the NHS Board and Accountable Officer, leads The development and application of financial systems, procedures and controls. The development of financial systems to ensure public funds are properly managed and safeguarded. Ensuring that the consideration of policy proposals relating to expenditure or income includes all relevant financial consideration including issues of propriety, regularity or value for money. The development and implementation of financial monitoring and control systems The financial risk assessment ensuring significance is assessed and that appropriate systems are in place to manage these risks. Pursuit of continuous improvement regarding efficient and effective use of resources. The Department supports the Accountable Officer in ensuring that Resource Limits set by the Scottish Government Health Department are not exceeded. The Department also supports the Accountable Officer to ensure relevant approvals are obtained where limits exceed those delegated to the NHS Board; seeks to ensure all items of expenditure fall within the legal powers of the NHS Board and are exercised with due regard for probity and value for money. The Department ensures the strategic Health Plan and all associated strategies are affordable to enable strategic change to healthcare and health improvement to take place. The Department has responsibility for ensuring appropriate budgets, in accordance with the health plan / financial plan, are in place for local managers to support healthcare delivery and to ensure that service agreements are in place with other bodies including other Health Boards and Local Authorities who provide care to Lanarkshire residents. The Department plays a key role in the planning, monitoring and control of the Board’s budgets, with significant input to the Board’s Sustainability and Value programme. What You’ll Bring Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas including management; advises finance and non‑finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance, acquired through possessing a Professional Accountancy Qualifications - Masters or equivalent experience CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent Qualified Accountant or Equivalent relevant experience Will require an expert knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures and the requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative framework within which it operates. What We Offer As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays Generous NHS pension scheme Annual incremental salary progression Paid sick leave increasing with length of service NHS discounts and more. NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Scott Murdoch, Head of Finance on View email address on click.appcast.io. If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr NHS Ayrshire & Arran