Assistant Finance Manager Planning & Efficiency - Band 7

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	11 Mawrth 2026
Cyflog:	£47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47810.00 - £54710.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	24 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Chelmsford, CM1 1QH
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	D9708-MSE484

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ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY The proposed Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the proposed Essex ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation. By establishing clear and transparent funding arrangements, triangulated with activity and workforce within our system we aim to support our collective understanding of how resources are allocated across the system for both revenue and capital. This role forms a key part of our planning and productivity hub for the exciting developments in train as we deliver the ambitions of the 10 year Health Plan, including multi-year planning for revenue and capital. We have a significant productivity and efficiency agenda within the NHS right now. The team has a pivotal role to play in new ways of thinking and delivering over longer time planning horizon. They provide the insights to our collective cost base and behaviours as well as benchmarking opportunities and productivity metrics to produce insights to empower, short, medium and long-term thinking for future shifts and sustainability across health care in Essex. This role will support the Senior Finance Managers to deliver the organisations objectives around both planning and productivity. At times this will mean working flexibly to support the demands of the team. The role will be crucial to support a new way of thinking across finance, focusing on benchmarking, productivity and driving value-based conversations as we plan over the medium term. The insights you support will enable the ICB to make better decisions with the resources it has. The Assistant Manager Planning and Efficiency will support the team who will work with the Director of Finance to deliver the annual and medium term financial planning activities for the ICB, and we will work in partnership across health to provide insights for financial evaluations and decision making. As well as working closely with the whole finance and commercial team to support accurate interpretation of the plan into everyday activities required for delivery. The role supports the NHS in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to enable the post holder to represent the impact and needs of the NHS in response to development growth and changing demographics. As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the Head of Finance, in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan: From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning. From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health. From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below: Policy and service development Support implement policy and / or service developments. Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies Use research and innovation to inform service improvements or performance management Completes surveys or evaluations to support policy implementation Strategy and analysis Helps present insights and reports, drawing on complex data, that can be used to inform decision making and delivery Contribute to the financial framework, ensuring synergy with ICS and NHSE planning. Use of complex health data sets, including those relating to performance across activity, finance and quality to inform decision making Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to finance, demand and demographics. Turning analysis into useful insights that can be used to inform decision making Present highly complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services Support the evaluation of complex projects and to provide support to stakeholders to ensure development growth and mitigation opportunities are considered as part of strategic planning. Support the coordination of reporting for external bodies, maintaining good communication across parties. Develop and maintain models to accurately and model information for production of plans. Support the triangulation of system finance, activity and workforce plans, developing it into a regular and routine part of reporting Planning and organisation Project and support for the team. Maintain appropriate project documentation. Manage risk registers and project pipeline reporting. Administration of the prioritisation and approvals process Support development and delivery of project plans, helping develop effective arrangements to support governance, risk management, escalations and reporting Proactively identify opportunities for priotisation across investments and efficiency Support the preparation of the annual and medium term financial plans for the ICB. Manage delivery against agreed project plans, when necessary, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting Support annual business plan for planning and policy work. Communications and Partnerships Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate behaviours Listen effectively to a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making Effective engagement with patients and the public as required Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing Manage conflict, find compromise and build consensus where needed to drive progress in delivery Support development of high quality written and verbal briefings Effective management of complex, sensitive and challenging information Financial and resource management Supporting the delivery of value for money across health care Support procurement of relevant services Supports delivery of budget for the projects and programmes for which they are aligned to. Team management and capability building Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team Supporting directorate oversight of workforce reporting, including reporting on key HR metrics Supports wider understanding of projects across the ICB and system Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through others Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team Other Use initiative and work with independency to deliver on requirements of the role Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel). Power BI and other financial modelling software as appropriate. Flexibility and evolving responsibilities As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures. KEY RELATIONSHIPS The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with: ICB senior leaders Team members Finance business partners HR business partners Business Managers System partners Information Governance team Health & Wellbeing Board officers Local Authority partners NHS Providers