202496 - East Lothian Integration Joint Board Chief Finance Officer (AJM)

Message from the Chief Officer

On behalf of East and Health and Social Care Partnership, I would like to thank you for your interest in the role of Chief Financial Officer for East Lothian Integration Joint Board.

East Lothian prides itself on being a county of opportunity, where our people are our greatest asset.

NHS Lothian works with East Lothian Council colleagues with a shared mission and vision to deliver and support innovation to provide high-quality Health and Social Care Services for their local authority residents.

This unique position provides direct support to the Joint Integration Boards for East Lothian. You will have lead responsibility for the strategic financial management of the total allocated budget, approximately £330m, providing advice and support to ensure the delivery of the IJBs directions for service provision and performance reporting.

You will be an effective communicator, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships. A crucial component of this role is balancing the needs of the IJB with those of the Council and Health Board and their directors of finance. As such, you will be meticulous in your approach, with strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues, partners, and stakeholders.

This vacancy comes at a very opportune moment. With an ever-increasing ageing population and a growing demand for health and social care services, we need to innovate our service delivery models to safeguard for the future. As Chief Financial Officer, you will play a pivotal role in this process.

We very much look forward to hearing about your strategic approaches, and how together, we can provide the best health, best care, and best value for our communities.

Fiona Wilson
Chief Officer,
East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please refer to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Fiona Wilson, Chief Officer at .

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e., child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024, but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.