This senior role sits within Digital Services across the St George's, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group, reporting into the Deputy Group Chief Digital Information Officer for Digital Infrastructure. The postholder leads the business, financial, workforce, governance and administrative functions, building the systems and controls behind budgets, procurement, risk and performance reporting. The work is autonomous and involves handling sensitive information with a wide range of stakeholders. Fit depends on extensive experience of managing complex budgets and understanding of NHS or public-sector governance.
What the job involves
- Lead the business management, governance and administrative functions supporting Digital Services across the Group
- Provide specialist business management advice and constructive challenge to the Deputy Group CDIO and the Digital Services Senior Leadership Team
- Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures, systems and controls across finance, procurement, workforce, risk, governance and administration
- Support the setting, monitoring and forecasting of revenue and capital budgets across multiple cost centres
- Analyse complex financial, workforce, procurement and performance information, identifying trends, risks, variances and opportunities
- Oversee purchasing, goods receipting, invoice processing and supplier payments in line with Standing Financial Instructions
- Lead the Digital Services Administration Team and any temporary staff, including supervision, appraisal and performance management
- Manage workforce records, recruitment coordination, HealthRoster, on-call arrangements and duty rotas
- Support sickness absence management and employee-relations matters, working with Human Resources
- Support governance, including agendas, papers, decision records, risk registers and Datix
- Coordinate responses to audit, Freedom of Information, Subject Access Requests, inquests and other statutory matters
- Present financial and performance information clearly to senior leaders, budget holders and governance forums
What’s required
Experience
- Significant senior business and service management in a large, complex organisation, covering finance, procurement, workforce, governance and operational support
- Extensive experience managing complex budgets across multiple cost centres, including setting, forecasting, invoicing and cross-charging
- Strong understanding of NHS or public-sector governance, financial controls, procurement, workforce processes and regulatory obligations
- Experience working effectively with senior leaders and corporate functions
Skills & knowledge
- Highly developed communication, influencing and relationship-management skills
- Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to senior leaders and stakeholders
- Proven ability to develop, implement and assure policies, processes and systems across finance, procurement, workforce, risk and governance
Other
- Commitment to NHS values, public service, quality, accountability and stewardship of resources
- Actively promotes equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging
- Compassionate, inclusive leadership supporting staff wellbeing, engagement and development
What’s offered
- Flexible working arrangements, with any flexibility needed discussed during recruitment
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