About this role
Job summary
Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated individual to take up the post of Senior Finance Manager.
As a member of the Financial Management Team, which is part of a well-established and hardworking Finance team with an excellent reputation within the Trust; you will lead in the provision of comprehensive high-quality financial support across the Trust to Divisional Management and Corporate Directorate teams, and other relevant colleagues both internal and external to the Trust, as well as manage and provide support and development to staff.
Main duties of the job
The ideal applicant will possess in-depth and extensive experience of working in financial management environments within the NHS, influecing decision making to ensure value for money. The candidate will be responsible for leading and developing their own team, promoting change and improvements within the workplace and working closely with senior members of the Finance team and the wider organisation to deliver financial transformation.
The candidate will be able to complex financial and non-financial management to support decision making within Clinical Divisions and the Trust.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oRecognised Professional Accountancy Qualification at Post graduate level
Desirable
Post graduate qualification eg Masters
Communication and Relatioships Essential
Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information and present this making use of well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, participation in reconfiguration public engagement presentations where opinion may be hostile, antagonist and/or emotive
Analytical Skills Essential
oAble to make highly complex judgements regarding the strategic and financial planning environment drawing from a variety of sources in compiling interpretative reports and plans for the organisation
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 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address SWB NHS Trust
Sandwell Health Campus
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)