Finance Business Partner

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is seeking a proactive Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. This role places you at the heart of healthcare delivery, partnering with operational and clinical leaders to shape services, drive performance and support outstanding patient care.

You will act as a trusted financial advisor, deliver insightful analysis of financial and operational performance, support activity and demand modelling for capacity planning, and lead business cases and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyse and communicate complex financial data.
• Experience analysing financial and operational performance to support decision-making.
• Experience liaising with clinical and operational leaders to drive financial improvement.

Responsibilities

• Identify and maximise the financial and operational efficiency impact of FIP schemes to support patient flow and reduce waiting times.
• Provide clear, concise financial information to decision-making groups including the Trust Board and NHS England.
• Work with Divisional Managers and Clinical Directors on Financial Improvement Programme delivery and productivity improvements.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

NHS knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

CCAB or equivalent

Masters in Business/Management

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and influential Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of healthcare delivery, partnering with operational and clinical leaders to help shape services, drive performance and support outstanding patient care.

• Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
• Provide insightful analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Support activity, income and demand modelling to inform capacity planning and service development.
• Challenge and support budget holders to achieve financial and operational objectives.
• Lead and support business cases, investment proposals and service transformation initiatives.
• Ensure financial implications are considered in operational and strategic plans.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Promote financial awareness, accountability and continuous improvement.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your influence, develop strategic business partnering skills and make a meaningful contribution to patient care.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

About You

We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative finance professional who:

• Is a qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA or equivalent).
• Thrives on building strong relationships and becoming a trusted advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
• Brings a desire to understand the drivers behind performance.
• Has strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into meaningful insights.
• Is confident influencing and constructively challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Enjoys driving improvement and finding innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Is motivated by making a tangible difference to services and patient outcomes.

We are committed to developing future finance leaders and welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate strong potential. Where appropriate, candidates may be appointed into a development role at a lower band, with a clear pathway to the substantive post.

For an informal discussion, please contact Lauren Fuller ([e-mail]) Divisional Finance Lead for Specialist and Emergency Care.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS/Trust revenue and capital financial arrangements, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation; NHS Tariff guidance and Contractual requirements, together with general commercial awareness, to:
  1. Identify and maximise the financial and operational efficiency impact of Trust Wide Financial Improvement Programme (FIP) schemes to support improved patient flow and reduce waiting times.
  2. Give sufficiently clear and concise financial information to decision making groups including the Trust Board and NHS England.
  3. Work closely with Divisional Managers and Clinical Directors on their Financial Improvement Programme, assisting with oversight and challenge to deliver productivity improvements and timely service delivery for patients.
  4. Work closely with the existing Finance Business Partners (including Senior Capital Finance Business Partner) to ensure that the information used for financial improvements is robust and that the outcomes of projects are integrated into Service Lines and Divisions strategic and operational Business Plans, as well as the long term plan. This will include the identification of associated savings expected from capital projects and efficiency gains that support capacity improvements.
  5. Provide and present high quality financial advice to project leads, senior managers, Service Line Management teams and Executive Directors about the financial improvement opportunities that exist and their potential impact on efficiency and waiting time reduction.
  6. Work with the clinical and transformation project teams to support services to make changes that ensure optimal use of resources and improved patient access and flow.
  7. Produce financial information to support Trust wide projects and business cases.
  8. Encourage and influence individuals / teams to ensure cost-effective decision making by management, using highly developed persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills.
  9. Investigate highly complex financial queries on income and expenditure, carrying out regular complicated analytical reviews of the Service Line financial position, predicting income, developing and using complex models and multiple inputs including activity projections and case mix issues to inform capacity and demand planning.
  10. Interpret highly complex financial data and give advice on financial risks and opportunities for improvement.

For further information please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of supporting financial improvement, or productivity programmes. Proven ability to demonstrate highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge at an advanced level in financial management, accounting procedures and relevant legislation. Demonstrable experience working within complex organisations. Demonstrable experience of working with front line teams to deliver change and efficiency improvements. Demonstrable experience of interpreting financial information to inform operational decision-making and performance improvement (including demand, capacity, and referral to treatment) Proven ability to demonstrate recent Continuing Professional Development including specialist training and demonstrable experience relating to national accounting standards. Demonstrable experience of liaising with Internal and External Auditors. Awareness of NHS Tariff regime, contracting and business planning process. Proven ability to gain clinical engagement. Awareness of the current NHS "Agenda" and, national directives. Proven record of providing all aspects of Finance business advisory service. Proven record of using benchmarking information to identify opportunities

Desirable

• NHS Finance Business Partner demonstrable experience

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB or equivalent (e.g. CIMA) Professional Qualified Accountant with current registration and relevant demonstrable post qualification experience
• Proven evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to finance and national accounting standards.
• Masters level Business or Management Qualification (or equivalent demonstrable experience).

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Proven ability to analyse and communicate highly complex data sets as described in the person spec

Desirable

• Advanced financial modelling skills, Demonstrable experience of using data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Ground Floor, Brittany House, 1 Brest Road
Plymouth
PL6 5YE
United Kingdom