Senior Finance Business Partner

么匠; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000

Job description

Job summary

Due to the promotion of the current post holder, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join an award-winning finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner. Supporting the newly formed Community & Diagnostic Division, you will be responsible for the provision of high-quality financial advice, information, analysis, and interpretation to aid effective decision-making and financial performance, an integral part of the divisional management team. We offer a flexible working pattern and agile working, with an average of 2 days a week on site.

Main duties of the job

To lead the Divisional finance function, being an integral part of the Divisional management team, advising on all aspects of financial management of the Division and the Trust.

To assist in the development of strategies for the financial management of the Division and provide financial management support to the process of service modernisation within the Trust.

To assist the Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Management in the management of the Financial Management function and in ensuring a rigorous operational financial framework is in place.

To deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Management as required.

To contribute to the management of the Finance Directorate, taking the lead on particular trust-wide initiatives and managing the work of the Division finance team.

About us

Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust:

• A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
• Cutting-edge facilities and technology
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Date posted: 26 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: C9435-25-0110

Job responsibilities

Ensuring that all clinical leadership and management teams within the Division are provided with expert financial advice to allow them to deliver their financial targets.

Provide both general and financial advice as appropriate, consistent with the Trust's business plans, policies, and financial strategy.

Work with the Assistant Director of Finance Financial Management, Division and corporate finance colleagues to introduce and develop an effective system of service line reporting and patient-level costing.

Participate in the preparation of business cases, taking responsibility for finance sections, and contribute to the business planning process of both the Finance Directorate and the Trust.

Provide advice and training for budget managers, non-finance staff, and other finance staff on all aspects of financial management. This could involve the identification and interpretation of published guidance as appropriate.

Manage and lead a specified Deputy Finance Business Partner (DFBP) and support team, coordinating their non-Division workload and taking an active role in the professional and personal development of all Financial Management staff.

Act as Trust Finance lead on specified corporate and cross-Division financial issues, including those of service modernisation.

Facilitate meetings both between Divisions and with external organisations to agree the finance elements of service provision arrangements with those bodies.

Negotiate, on behalf of the Trust, the finance element of specific contracts with external organisations, e.g. NHS Professionals and certain commercial organisations.

Liaise with external bodies regarding funding for specific projects and developments.

Participate in challenging decision-making processes, being able to deliver difficult messages, sometimes in the face of opposition, whilst ensuring professional standards are adhered to at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• CCAB Fully Qualified Accountant or CIMA member
• Participation in the Continuing Professional Development Programme.

Desirable

• Leadership qualification

Experience Essential

• Relevant financial management experience with significant practical and theoretical knowledge of financial planning and business case development.
• Advising on the management of large complex budgets and providing financial advice to non-financial managers in a clearly understood and authoritative manner.
• Staff Management and Development
• Using computerised financial systems and spreadsheets

Desirable

• Experience of working within the acute sector of the NHS
• Knowledge of the NHS and its financial regime.

Skills, Ability & Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of the NHS and its financial regime and of NHS service delivery.
• Knowledge of management accounting techniques and relevant Financial Reporting Standards
• Extensive use and knowledge of computerised financial systems and other software packages
• Excellent analytical and technical accountancy skills.
• Good inter-personal skills, excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Desirable

• Extensive use and knowledge of computerised financial systems and other software packages
• Strong ability for numeric interpretation and manipulation of data.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Moor Lane Mills, Moor Lane, LANCASTER, LA1 1QD

Employer's website: http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/