We are seeking a motivated and talented individual to join our finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 9-month fixed term contract/secondment. This key role will involve providing strategic financial support and guidance to a clinical division within the Trust, ensuring financial sustainability and efficiency.
The post holder will be someone who looks for innovative solutions to improve the financial performance of the care group and has excellent communication skills to inspire confidence in working with other professionals at a senior level both within the Trust and externally. They will also proactively engage in the management and development of staff within the Financial Management team to ensure a high quality financial service is delivered.
An ability to embrace change will also be required to facilitate closer collaboration with our counterparts at Northampton General Hospital as we transition towards working together as United Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). This is a hybrid working role with a minimum two days on site. There may be an opportunity for the role to be made permanent following the fixed term period.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated senior finance business partner with significant financial management experience at a senior level. They will need strong leadership skills with experience of staff management including recruitment, staff objective setting & appraisals & managing performance. The ability to empower and inspire others to succeed will be essential.
The post holder will be highly effective in designing, preparing & presenting complex financial & non-financial information to colleagues including Executive leaders across the Trust.
They should have the ability to successfully challenge assumptions & information & negotiate solutions and able to build strong working relationships which inspire confidence on the advice given to finance and non-finance colleagues.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) formed a hospital group, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group on 1 July 2021. Working together as a hospital group provides us with exciting opportunities to deliver benefits over and above what we could achieve as individual, whilst each Trust retains its sovereignty.
Our vision is important for our patients as it delivers the infrastructure that enables seamless care across pathways, preventing delays and putting them at the centre of their care with access to, and control over, their own electronic health records.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
Your contract will be with Kettering General Hospital. Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the attached job description. The full person specification can be accessed within the same document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* CCAB qualified (Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
* Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent
* Masters or equivalent qualification
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Significant, substantial and extensive experience of operating at a strategic or corporate level in a complex organisational environment, preferably NHS
* Experience of leading and being responsible for delivering budget setting process (including planning, monitoring, finalisation and Board approval) within a similar organisation
* Experience of leading, managing and developing teams
* Experience of advising and working in tandem with senior managers, clinicians and directors of an NHS organisation
* Experience of presenting complex technical information to large groups of non-finance professionals and multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
* Expert knowledge of the NHS financial regime and its application to an NHS Trust
* Expert knowledge of performance reporting and performance management
* Expert knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and legislation
* Experience of working with Executive teams and boards
Skills
Essential
* Able to demonstrate strong influencing and negotiations skills
* Strong IT skills with the ability to apply this to the development of highly complex financial models
* Evidence of leadership and motivational skills
* Ability to handle complex budgets and manage change
Communication and Relationship
Essential
* Able to build relationships of trust with external and internal stakeholders
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
* Able to project plan in a coherent way
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
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