Finance Manager – Productivity and CIP | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a motivated individual to join the Productivity and Efficiency team. The role requires excellent analytical, communication, and finance skills to drive efficiency improvements. Responsibilities include leading reporting efforts and collaborating with various stakeholders to analyze healthcare data. The position offers opportunities for flexible working and is based in a dynamic environment within an acute and specialist services organization.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic individual able to support the Trust’s efficiency challenge.
• Capable of managing multiple pieces of work simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills using analytic tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead on accurate and timely reporting of efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with Clinical Boards on efficiency and productivity.
• Evaluate and analyze complex issues using healthcare data.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Finance skills

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Productivity and Efficiency team at UCLH. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent analytical, communication and finance skills to support the Trust’s efficiency challenge. The successful applicant will be capable of managing multiple pieces of work simultaneously, working independently and using their own initiative to problem solve. The post holder will work closely with a range of key stakeholders across the Trust, including Finance, Operational colleagues and the Performance and Innovation team.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the accurate and timely reporting of efficiency.
• Work with wider stakeholders on the quantification and tracking of the impact of productivity schemes.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Boards and Corporate Directorates on the development of efficiency and productivity.
• Actively engage in work around benchmarking and a wide range of productivity indicators, communicating meaningful outputs that have the potential to drive actionable insights.
• Take responsibility for the reporting of the Trust’s programme of productivity schemes on a monthly basis, working with other finance managers to ensure there are appropriate processes in place to provide accurate reporting both internally and externally.
• Work closely with key internal stakeholders to progress the clinical productivity agenda.
• Evaluate and analyse complex and contentious issues using analytic tools, benchmarking using Model Hospital, GIRFT, PLICS and other sources of healthcare data.
• Use robust problem-solving skills to find and understand root causes of problems and identify opportunities for improvement.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey, UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025