Liverpool Women's NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women's Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women's has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Liverpool Women's Hospital for a Finance Business Partner. This role will be a key member of both the Finance team and the Clinical Divisional Board.
The successful candidate will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy within a Divisional Board, working closely with the Operational Manager, Head of Nursing and Clinical Directors to effectively manage and plan the finances of the Division.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be the key senior contact for all areas of Finance within their Division. This will include:
* Financial management of a number of significant projects;
* Day to day financial management and management accounts, with responsibility for budgets in the region of £50m;
* Reporting and analysis;
* The income position;
* Cost Improvement Programmes;
* Business Cases;
* Capital Planning;
* Budget Setting.
The postholder will need to be credible, articulate and comfortable working with all levels up to and including members of the executive team at the Trust. They will need to provide expert support and advice within the Division, but also provide challenge when appropriate. The postholder will also need to work closely with colleagues in other corporate areas such as HR, IT, Performance, Quality and Governance and to provide cross-cutting analysis, interpreting both financial and non-financial information effectively.
The successful candidate will need significant post-qualification experience, preferably but not essentially gained in an NHS environment. They will need to be a highly effective communicator, with the ability to explain things clearly to non-financial managers. It is also vital that they are hands-on, with excellent technical skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
1. Coordination of the annual budget setting process across the Division supporting the wider management team with the identification and appropriate management of financial pressures.
2. Integrating clinical, workforce and other plans and subsequently works with them to control expenditure within allocated resources.
3. To plan, coordinate and be responsible for the production of detailed financial information in accordance with agreed monthly timetables.
4. Liaising with members of the finance team to ensure tasks required, ad hoc financial analysis and activities to support monthly closedown are completed to time and required standards.
5. Undertaking review and analysis of the Trust's financial position providing briefing to the Head of Financial Management, and others within the Senior Finance Team (including the Director of Finance) on key financial issues on potential risks and opportunities including the maintenance of rolling forecasts of divisional financial performance and when required establishment and monitoring of financial recovery plans.
6. Provision of accurate and timely complex information to various internal and external key stakeholders such as NHS Improvement.
Please note that this role requires 60% on-site working.
Person specification
Qualifications & Learning
Essential criteria:
* CCAB Qualified and experience of financial management
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Strong maintenance and evidence of CPD
* Evidence of post qualification development and training
Skills, Knowledge & Aptitude:
* Strong understanding of financial management including NHS Foundation Trust and wider NHS regime
* Highly developed specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures underpinned by theory and experience
* Ability to produce and interpret complex financial analysis
* Ability to interpret national legislation and guidance
* Ability to write, suggest changes to, and monitor complex policies and procedures
* Ability to triangulate financial information with various strands of non-financial information
* Sound understanding of accounting principles and standards including IFRS
* Able to deal appropriately with highly sensitive and contentious information whilst retaining the objectivity required as a finance professional
* Proven financial management experience in areas such as Financial Planning, Budgets, Costing and Pricing
* High level of IT expertise, especially in relation to Excel and working with databases so as to develop and support complex financial models
* Strong analytical and reasoning skills including the ability to identify patterns in complex data and linkages supported by attention to detail
Experience:
* Provision of financial management service to budget holders to include establishment and monitoring of budgets, costing, and development of business cases
* Preparation of budgets and subsequent production and monitoring of monthly financial reports and performance information to achieve financial targets.
* Supporting managers in the identification and delivery of CIP savings
* Experience of managing and supervising staff within a Finance department and creating an environment that will facilitate their on-going development
* Working extensively with clinicians and obtaining trust cooperation despite often difficult messages to be delivered
* Advising on the management of large complex budgets and of providing financial and business advice to non-financial managers in a clearly understood and authoritative manner
* Evidence of track record of achievement
Personal Attributes:
* Ability to communicate effectively, via a variety of media and forums with a wide range of people from all levels both within and outside of the Trust.
* Ability to influence others effectively both within the Finance department and non-financial managers
* Ability to work under your own initiative
* Ability to plan and prioritise the completion of high volume and complex tasks
* Ability to foster productive working relationships including ability to maintain corporate and divisional responsibilities including negotiating and resolve disputes.
* Excellent skills of influencing, persuasion and negotiation
* Ability to work independently
Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust has a responsibility and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Every employee of the Trust has a responsibility and is duty bound always to act in the best interest of a child or adult about whom we may have concerns.
Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.
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