Band 8d Head of Finance -Group Clinical Support Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a Head of Finance for Group Clinical Support Services. This role involves strategic financial planning and partnership across vital service areas, directly impacting patient care. The ideal candidate will be a CCAB qualified accountant with strong leadership and communication skills, able to translate complex data into actionable insights. Join a supportive leadership team and make a difference in a dynamic NHS setting. A rare opportunity to influence financial strategy amidst significant change.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant with extensive business partnering experience.
• Exceptional communication skills to present complex financial issues.
• Experience in financial management and strategic leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning across income and activity that aligns to trust strategy.
• Support robust commercial negotiations for enhanced outcomes.
• Provide clear narratives on financial performance.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Communication skills

Analytical abilities

Business partnering

Leadership

Education

Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification

Tools

Computerised financial systems

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8d Head of Finance - Group Clinical Support Services

The closing date is 11 January 2026

Are you ready to step up and shape financial strategy at the heart of UHB?

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.

Why now? Change is happening across UHB. We have a lot to do - the pressure is on - but it's never been a better time to join us. You'll have support in abundance working alongside our experienced Financial Leadership Team, Director of Finance and the GCSS Managing Director, with opportunities to influence strategy while developing your leadership skills.

We need a collaborative leader - someone who rolls their sleeves up, builds relationships across all levels, and isn't afraid to constructively challenge. You'll lead a GCSS finance team delivering superior business partnering, robust management accounting, and clear insights that drive continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

A CCAB qualified accountant with extensive business partnering experience in large, complex organisations, you'll have demonstrable success operating at a strategic level. Your exceptional communication skills will enable you to present highly complex financial issues clearly to non‑finance colleagues, while your analytical abilities will drive insight and astute decision‑making.

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

About us

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. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. 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.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Main Duties & Tasks Continued

As a Lead, you'll bring our values to life -- Kind, Connected, Bold. You'll champion our behaviour framework and lead in an environment where financial discipline drives better patient care, where your expertise shapes strategic decisions, and where your leadership truly makes a difference.

For an informal discussion, contact Vicki Flindall, Director of Finance, Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification -- i.e. Fully Qualified member of a CCAB accountancy body (as per HFMA national finance profiles definition but including for example CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Expert and up to date knowledge of financial and accounting procedures including relevant legislation and NHS accounting policies acquired through professional accountancy qualifications and/or attendance on specialist training.
• Experience and expertise in financial management, strategic and staff leadership roles underpinned by professional accountancy qualification background.
• Completion of evidenced ongoing continuing professional development, in accordance with guidelines produced by the relevant Professional Accountancy Body.
• Membership of the Healthcare Financial Management Association is desirable.

Experience

• Financial modelling and translating complex data from various systems into clear and comprehensive financial model.
• Experience of working with computerised financial systems.
• Business case appraisal.
• Significant experience working within senior management.
• Experience of leading a team including objective setting, performance reviews and performance management.
• Significant relevant experience of Business Partnering and Financial Management including substantial post qualification experience operating at a strategic level.
• Extensive experience of the financial elements of business planning, the preparation of business cases and the practical application of investment appraisal techniques.
• Sufficient experience to be able to deputise for the Director of Finance as and when required, often at short notice.
• Demonstrable commitment to Continuing Professional Development in accordance with the requirements of the professional bodies.
• Experience and knowledge of the NHS including the financial and political agenda.
• Good working knowledge of and proven interest in the NHS including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework.
• Up to date knowledge of Financial and Management Accounting procedures including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust