About this role
Job summary
Finance Business Partner - 37.5 hours
Are you looking for something different? Are you keen to work in an innovative role that works across organisations to determine the optimum delivery of services?
University Hospitals Tees are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner ( FBP) to support the development of the Hospital Group. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer South Tees providing financial expertise and advice as new models of delivery are shaped and developed. Driving and setting the financial agenda, the FBP will play a strategic role alongside the operational management teams and supported by the financial management teams.
The ideal candidate will be CCAB/CIMA qualified, ambitious and a committed individual who is able to demonstrate and will need to have extensive experience in leading and managing teams within finance. Strong management and communication skills will be key to this role to ensure that they are able to provide efficient support to the operational teams as well as the wider finance directorate
Main duties of the job
The role also encompasses reporting, analysis and planning activities which require attention to detail and liaising with the wider stakeholders to ensure accuracy and cohesion to the processes, ensuring that deadlines are met with a professional approach.
In providing specialist financial expertise and leadership to the business there is an almost constant requirement for the post holder to exercise intense concentration and sustained mental effort in order to analyse, understand, retain and convey information. There is a frequent need for the post holder to prioritise and re-prioritise workloads according to the demands of stakeholders and to meet financial deadlines.
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more details. Secondment opportunities will be considered.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of NHS Foundation Trust regime Knowledge of strategic and policy background, performance management and financial framework of the NHS Knowledge of International Accounting Standards Knowledge of a range of financial disciplines, i.e. financial accounting, management accounting, capital accounting Knowledge of project management Knowledge of change management Knowledge of stakeholder management
Qualifications Essential
Qualified accountant through a recognised CCAB or equivalent professional body Evidence of continuing professional and management development
Experience Essential
Management of finance staff Project management
Desirable
NHS experience
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.
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 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)