Head of Income

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced finance professional to lead the management of patient income. You will provide strategic financial leadership, partnering with NHS commissioners to inform planning and decision-making.

You will oversee income processes, ensure accurate pricing and recording of activity, and contribute to annual planning to reflect service delivery ambitions and patient need.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative finance professional to provide strategic leadership in the management of patient income across the Trust. This is a key role supporting sustainable, high-quality patient care through robust financial planning, insight, and partnership working with NHS commissioners.

About the role

In this role, you will:

• Provide financial leadership for the management of patient income contracted with NHS commissioners
• Lead the production of accurate, timely, and insightful information on income and activity performance
• Play a central role in the annual negotiation and agreement of contract values, ensuring alignment with agreed activity plans
• Support the development of the Trust's annual plan by ensuring contract income reflects service delivery ambitions and patient need, A key member of the Finance team, this role is responsible for overseeing all patient-related income receivable by the Trust and leading the Income Team to ensure the accuracy and integrity of income recorded in the ledger.

The postholder will maintain and review income-related processes to meet local and national reporting requirements and will work closely with the Contract Management Team and operational colleagues to negotiate annual contract values. They will ensure that activity is accurately recorded and priced in line with the National Payment System. The role also provides timely and accurate income information to support monthly and annual reporting, helping to underpin effective financial management and decision-making across the Trust.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.