Grade Vii Finance

Description:

The post holder will manage the hospital’s requirement for Activity Based Funding, Patient Level Costing and Speciality Casemix Costing. They will be an active member of the Finance Management Team and will provide leadership and direction on issues relating to costing at the Hospitals.

• The post holder will continue to develop, promote and implement the ABF funding model in line with the Activity Based Funding Programme Implementation Plan 2021 to 2023 (ABF IP).

The post holder will provide management and leadership to the HIPE Department ensuring that all activity is coded and complexities captured appropriately within coding deadlines

The post holder will provide education and advice to senior executives, management, clinicians and clinical managers on the interpretation and application of ABF to inform local decision making and to ensure corrective action is taken where appropriate.

The post holder will continue to develop and enhance standard templates, processes and reports to facilitate high quality ABF financial analysis.

The post holder will undertake analysis and ad-hoc financial performance reporting for specific improvement programs/ areas of concern/ hospital cost drivers. They will identify preferred options for ABF and operational initiatives based on feasibility analysis and other information. They will identify potential revenue and efficiency improvements within UHK that warrant further analysis and review.

The post holder will also ensure that appropriate and adequate financial information in respect of ABF is available to the hospital and the S/SWHG Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on a regular basis in order to facilitate management in achieving their financial responsibilities and to facilitate effective and efficient decision-making.

The post holder will have specific responsibilities within the Finance Team to ensure monthly reporting deadlines are maintained. These will include the preparation of pharmacy medicine costs and charge outs to offsite locations, NTPF billing, tracking and recording of Fixed Assets, charge outs for supplies issues to offsite locations and charge outs to the Palliative Care Unit.