Finance Business Partner

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a senior finance leader to provide strategic financial leadership and embedded business partnering across divisions. You will lead budget setting, financial planning and performance reporting to enable informed decision‑making.

You will challenge financial performance, support workforce decisions, drive efficiencies and transformation, and develop the financial management team while strengthening governance and cross‑system collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strategic financial leadership and embedded business partnering to designated clinical and operational divisions.
• Lead budget setting, financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting to support decision‑making.
• Constructive challenge and assurance on financial performance, risks, workforce decisions, business cases and service developments.
• Develop the financial management team and promote strong governance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Promote strong financial governance and accountability across clinical, operational and corporate teams.
• Support identification and delivery of recurrent efficiencies, productivity improvements and transformation opportunities.
• Ensure resources are used effectively and services remain affordable, sustainable and focused on delivering value for patients.
• Deputise for the Head of Financial Management and Planning as required.

Job description

The postholder will provide strategic financial leadership and expert business partnering support to designated clinical and operational divisions, working as an embedded member of the Divisional Leadership Group. They will lead budget setting, financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting, ensuring that financial, workforce, activity and productivity information supports effective decision‑making and delivery of divisional and Trust objectives.

They will provide constructive challenge and assurance on financial performance, risks, recovery plans, workforce decisions, business cases and service developments. The postholder will support the identification and delivery of recurrent efficiencies, productivity improvements and transformation opportunities, ensuring that resources are used effectively and that services remain affordable, sustainable and focused on delivering value for patients.

The postholder will lead and develop the financial management team supporting their designated areas, promote strong financial governance, accountability and continuous improvement, and build effective relationships across clinical, operational and corporate teams. They will deputise for the Head of Financial Management and Planning as required.

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.

We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.

Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us.

We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.