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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
318-24-COR-T1959
Employer
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cheltenham General Hospital
Town
Cheltenham
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/12/2024 23:59
Interview date
19/12/2024

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Finance Business Partner - Clinical Division, Band 8a

Band 8a

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and driven Finance Business Partner to join the Diagnostic & Specialties division in a key leadership role. The successful candidate will work closely with the key clinical and operational leads within the division to drive the finance agenda, as well as managing the day-to-day activities of the divisional finance team. 

This role will provide you with an opportunity to support a division which has a wide variety of interesting specialties and to be part of a forward looking and innovative finance team.

 

The proposed interview date is 19th December 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an experienced, proactive and highly motivated team player looking for their next career challenge within a dynamic and fast paced environment. You will need to demonstrate a positive mindset, personal resilience and the ability to problem solve and prioritise, whilst working to tight deadlines. Prior experience in managing and leading teams is essential. 

The role involves interacting with a wide stakeholder base across the Diagnostics & Specialties division, Finance team and others internal and external to the organisation. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate must be highly organised and be prepared to challenge existing processes and propose new solutions to current problems. You will be CCAB qualified with substantial post-qualification experience.  Excellent Microsoft Office skills are also required.

Working for our organisation

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

We are a highly-motivated finance team offering an environment to further develop your experience and enhance your future career potential.  We have been awarded Future Focused Finance accreditation level 2 status. We are extremely proud of this achievement and expect to continue with this onto the highest accredited level 3. This is an exciting time for the finance team and an opportunity for the successful candidate to influence the direction and ethos of the department.  

The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, and we offer flexible working. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description for more details of the role and responsibilities of this vacancy. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to masters degree level or equivalent level of experience
  • Member of CCAB or CIMA with significant post qualification experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial post qualification experience
  • Experience of financial management within a large organisation
  • Experience of working at a senior managerial level
  • Experience of staff management and leadership
Desirable criteria
  • Extensive experience of using computerised financial systems

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience of budgetary control systems and procedures
  • Ability to interpret financial information in conjunction with workload and other data and advise accordingly
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to financial and non-financial managers
  • A sound appreciation of accounting techniques, technical issues and costing methodologies
Desirable criteria
  • A good technical working knowledge of the NHS financial regime

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Name
Musole Lenaud
Job title
Senior Finance Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07850 201024
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