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Job Summary

In the Department of Health and Social Care, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you would like to work in, we would love to hear from you.

DHSC is responsible for ensuring the system consistently delivers a high standard of care, and secures the best possible value for money from over £160bn of taxpayer’s funds allocated by Parliament.

DHSC leads the health and care system, working collaboratively with a range of arms-length bodies (ALBs), such as NHS England with group budgets of over £180 billion.

The Finance Directorate is a dynamic function that works across a full range of stakeholders within the health group. We are responsible for enabling an effective and efficient health and care system by ensuring... that the department and its Arm’s Length Bodies live within their means, by ensuring money is spent in a way that represents the best interests of the patient, public and taxpayer, and by being accountable to Parliament for the use of the money.

You will be joining an inclusive and positive team comprising a mix of finance and qualified and non-qualified professionals. We are committed to providing an environment for all to thrive. The team has staff based in Leeds and London and operates a hybrid working policy. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of a financial planning cycle that ensures priorities have the resources they need. By developing a holistic understanding of in-year and future year plans against budget at a departmental level, the post holder will work closely with strategic finance, finance business partners and other stakeholders to implement the outcomes of fiscal events through budget setting.

Financial planning will involve significant collaborative working across finance and functional leads to develop strategic relationships. Analysis and scenario modelling will ensure financial plans take account of inherent risk. A strong understanding of cost drivers, efficiency and translating spend across outcomes will support seniors to provide advice to senior decision makers to agree high level financial plans and detailed budget allocations that deliver our priorities.

Role Responsibilities:
• Delivering departmental financial planning to develop single year budget allocations that are affordable and deliver the right level of resources to strategic priorities;
• Working with the Spending Review team (Strategic Finance) to understand the impact of fiscal event funding requirements on group wide financial planning. Proactively informing in-year and future affordability and prioritisation decisions;
• Working with others on commissions including quarterly reviews to understand evolving spending, workforce, investment and transformation plans and have a robust understanding of cost drivers;
• Driving value for money through planning by analysing efficiency opportunities, tracking planned savings and building scenario modelling to manage risk and support decision making;
• Providing strategic advice and analysis to seniors on financial impact, performance and risk;
• Making full use of available data and analytics tools, to support recommendations to drive efficiency and effectiveness through value added insight and advice and preparing scenario modelling to support decision making;
• Working across finance and other functions to ensure a joined-up approach to planning, budget setting and forecasting principles that enables the department to live within its control totals.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of a financial planning cycle that ensures priorities have the resources they need. By developing a holistic understanding of in-year and future year plans against budget at a departmental level, the post holder will work closely with strategic finance, finance business partners and other stakeholders to implement the outcomes of fiscal events through budget setting.

Financial planning will involve significant collaborative working across finance and functional leads to develop strategic relationships. Analysis and scenario modelling will ensure financial plans take account of inherent risk. A strong understanding of cost drivers, efficiency and translating spend across outcomes will support seniors to provide advice to senior decision makers to agree high level financial plans and detailed budget allocations that deliver our priorities.

Role Responsibilities:
• Delivering departmental financial planning to develop single year budget allocations that are affordable and deliver the right level of resources to strategic priorities;
• Working with the Spending Review team (Strategic Finance) to understand the impact of fiscal event funding requirements on group wide financial planning. Proactively informing in-year and future affordability and prioritisation decisions;
• Working with others on commissions including quarterly reviews to understand evolving spending, workforce, investment and transformation plans and have a robust understanding of cost drivers;
• Driving value for money through planning by analysing efficiency opportunities, tracking planned savings and building scenario modelling to manage risk and support decision making;
• Providing strategic advice and analysis to seniors on financial impact, performance and risk;
• Making full use of available data and analytics tools, to support recommendations to drive efficiency and effectiveness through value added insight and advice and preparing scenario modelling to support decision making;
• Working across finance and other functions to ensure a joined-up approach to planning, budget setting and forecasting principles that enables the department to live within its control totals.

Person specification

Key Skills And Experience:
• Able to provide advice and choices to seniors to enable financial problem solving across the Department. Able to collaborate with stakeholders to develop robust and objective recommendations. This includes the ability to consider plans and confidently challenge stakeholders to deliver proposals that align with priorities;
• Objectively modelling and considering options and scenarios through strong analytical ability to deliver financial insights in decision making, i.e. presenting effective models, options and recommendations;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to contribute to high-quality and professional advice to make an impact at senior levels. Able to translate complex issues across into succinct narrative and simple visuals;
• Ability to work at pace, contribute to clear project plans to manage competing priorities and achieve quality and on time delivery of outputs.

Desirable:
• Qualified or part qualified Accountant (CCAB or equivalent);
• Intermediate excel skills.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £41,026, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £11,885 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Your normal place of work will be your contractual primary workplace, usually either London or Leeds. Within DHSC we offer non-contractual hybrid working. The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time spent in the office, enabling in person interaction and collaboration, and enhancing team working, learning, and support.

You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas and some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.

Opportunities for some working from home may be available; other flexible working options may be discussed with the hiring manager in line with individual circumstances and business need.

There are a limited number of DHSC colleagues who have existing agreed homeworking contracts resulting from Our Future Estate Programme 2023-2024. Colleagues covered by these arrangements are eligible to apply for this role whilst continuing their agreed existing home working arrangement. Occasional travel to DHSC offices or other locations may still be required according to business need. Travel and subsistence will be provided in line with the pre-agreed homeworker arrangements.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form

Please use your CV to set out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role. These can be found in the ‘Key skills and experience required for the role’ section of the advert.

Please Also Include a List Of Your Relevant Qualifications.

Please use your personal statement to (in no more than 750 words) outline how you meet the key skills and experience required for the role as set out in the job advert.

An initial sift based on personal statement may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

At interview, candidates will be assessed on behaviours and strengths.

Application sift date

Week commencing: 11th November

Interview date

Week commencing: 25th November

Interview location

Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
• Contact Government Recruitment Service via dhscrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further details and interview slots will be released to candidates who are successful at sift.

To find out more about working in the department, please visit our page on the Civil Service Careers website: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-department-of-health-social-care/ To find out more information on how to apply, visit the Civil Service Careers website: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

Applicants who are appointable but were not successful in appointment to this vacancy may be held on a reserve list for up to 12 months and contacted if similar vacancies become available.

Any move to DHSC from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please be aware that some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.

Please note that applicants will require BPSS clearance.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs or any other employer (Secondment). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

Terms and Conditions

Candidates should note that DHSC’s Terms and Conditions of employment changed from 1 October 2013. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful.

New Entrants to the Civil Service

New entrants appointed in grades AA to G6 will receive DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions:
• Annual Leave: 25 days on entry rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff
• Privilege Leave: 1 day - for the King’s birthday
• Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
• Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): one month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months’ full pay and five months’ half pay
• Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allow staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
• Probation: 6 month probation period

Existing Civil Service staff transferring from another Government department, on either level transfer or promotion

All staff moving to DHSC will transfer onto DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).

Existing DHSC staff, appointed on promotion

If DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions are already held, the employee will retain those terms and conditions. If DHSC’s pre-modernised terms and conditions are held, the employee will transfer onto DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :
• Name : Sophie Denton
• Email : Sophie.Denton@dhsc.gov.uk

Recruitment team
• Email : dhscrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the DHSC Central Recruitment Team at DHSCrecruitment@dhsc.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/contact-us

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