Band 8d Head of Finance -Group Clinical Support Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital trust in Birmingham is seeking a qualified Head of Finance for Group Clinical Support Services. This full-time role calls for a CCAB qualified accountant with extensive business partnering experience. Responsibilities include leading financial planning, supporting negotiations, and fostering innovation. The ideal candidate excels in communication and analytical skills to drive decision-making and will help create an inclusive culture. This position offers a key role in shaping financial excellence at a substantial healthcare provider.

Qualifications

• Experienced in business partnering within large organizations.
• Ability to operate strategically at senior levels.
• Skilled in presenting complex financial data clearly.
• Analytical abilities to drive insight and astute decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning across various financial aspects aligned with Trust strategy.
• Support commercial negotiations to maximize opportunities.
• Create clear narratives on financial performance to drive action.
• Lead innovation initiatives and identify recovery opportunities.
• Provide policy advice and training to enhance financial awareness.
• Develop and inspire the finance team towards excellence.

Skills

Business partnering

Strategic financial planning

Exceptional communication

Analytical abilities

Education

CCAB qualification

Job description

Band 8d Head of Finance - Group Clinical Support Services

Join to apply for the Band 8d Head of Finance - Group Clinical Support Services role at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

We’re seeking an ambitious, qualified accountant ready to make their mark as Head of Finance for Group Clinical Support Services – where financial excellence meets clinical innovation, and your expertise directly enables better patient care across one of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts.

This is your chance to become a key member of the GCSS leadership team, providing strategic financial business partnering across one of our most vital service areas. You'll be the interface between Finance, Operations and Corporate, driving sound financial decision‑making while building the management capability of clinical leaders across the service.

We need a collaborative leader – someone who rolls their sleeves up, builds relationships across all levels, and isn’t afraid to constructively challenge.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning across income, expenditure, workforce and activity that aligns to Trust strategy and financial recovery.
• Support robust commercial negotiations to ensure opportunities are maximised and clinical and operational outcomes are enhanced.
• Provide clear narratives on financial performance, pulling complex information into compelling stories that drive action.
• Champion innovation over incrementalism, leading the Cost Improvement Programme and identifying recovery opportunities.
• Be the trusted financial specialist, providing policy advice and training that embeds financial awareness across the service.
• Develop and inspire your finance team, creating a culture of excellence, accountability and continuous development.

Qualifications & Experience

• A CCAB qualified accountant with extensive business partnering experience in large, complex organisations.
• Demonstrable success operating at a strategic level.
• Exceptional communication skills to present highly complex financial issues clearly to non‑finance colleagues.
• Analytical abilities to drive insight and astute decision‑making.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance – Hospitals