Hywel Dda University Health Board
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and values-driven finance professional to join Hywel Dda University Health Board as Senior Commissioning, Business Intelligence and Value Business Partner. This is a significant leadership opportunity within a Health Board focused on delivering safe, sustainable and accessible services for the communities of West Wales.
Working across a rural and geographically dispersed population brings distinctive challenges, but also creates real scope for innovation. The Health Board is continuing to develop its approach to value-based healthcare, quality improvement, organisational development, business intelligence and digital services, ensuring that finance insight plays a central role in supporting better outcomes and sustainable services.
This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of strategic decision-making, supporting senior clinical, operational and corporate leaders to identify opportunities, understand financial impact and develop practical solutions. It will suit a qualified finance professional who is comfortable working across organisational boundaries, influencing at a senior level and translating complex information into clear, actionable insight.
Main duties of the job
- Leading the identification, development and communication of financial, efficiency and value opportunities, ensuring alignment with value-based healthcare programmes and effective engagement with Clinical Care Groups.
- Providing leadership and direction for the Business Intelligence and Value, Costing and Commissioning finance teams, working closely with Finance Business Partners to support delivery of Health Board objectives.
- Lead role within the commissioning agenda, focused on Long-Term Agreements and Service Level Agreements with other Health Boards and healthcare providers, assessing in-year performance and supporting effective financial negotiations to secure value and financial sustainability.
- Working closely with the Head of Strategic Commissioning and other senior colleagues to support the development of regional working and collaborative service arrangements.
- Continuing to develop and refine the Health Board’s costing methodology.
- Providing oversight and expert input into financial impact reviews.
- Developing the Health Board’s understanding of the financial impact of healthcare demand.
- Working with the Assistant Director of Finance – Commissioning, Business Intelligence and Value across the Team’s agenda.
- Leading the Commissioning, Value and Business Intelligence team in supporting the development of annual business plans and three-year strategies.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA Qualified Accountant – professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience
- Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution plus Postgraduate Master’s level qualification in management or finance
- In-depth professional specialist knowledge of a number of disciplines acquired over a significant period, including workforce and service planning
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies used across organisations
- Probes and accesses networks for information to improve knowledge and understanding. Keeps self-informed through local and national networks
Desirable
- Understanding of developing best practice in the NHS within the UK nations; and of management and leadership best practice developments
Other
Essential
- Able to travel across Wales and other areas of the UK where necessary in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to working, based on the needs of the service
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in a complex organisation, including multidisciplinary environments and partnership working
- Experience of working with senior managers, operational staff and senior clinical leads
- Experience in negotiating complex contractual agreements
- Experience in reviewing complex business cases
- Experience in reviewing a wide range of publications and providing recommendations to senior leaders
- Experience, understanding and demonstrable use of benchmarking and other service intelligence
- Experience of strategic level financial planning and management, including the development of annual, medium and long term strategies
- Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround
- Commercially astute, able to manage the day-to-day business challenges while not losing sight of long-term strategic goals and health board objectives
- Significant experience of financial analysis, risk management and use of benchmarking intelligence to inform decision-making
- Experience of engaging effectively in dialogue, debate and negotiation with individuals at all levels in politically sensitive environments
- Experience in communicating key findings and conclusions to clinical and non-clinical senior team members
Desirable
- Experience in communicating outputs from complex costing system
Closing Date: 16 August 2026
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