Employer Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Town Kettering Salary £57,528 – £64,750 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59
Finance Business Partner
Band 8a
Job overview
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) is looking to recruit motivated and ambitious Finance Business Partners to join our Financial Management Team.
We are seeking CCAB-qualified accountants with significant financial management experience, strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities. You will be comfortable explaining complex financial information to non-finance colleagues, constructively challenging where appropriate and building effective working relationships across the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified finance professionals to play a key role in supporting operational and clinical leaders to deliver high-quality patient care within available resources. Working as part of a dynamic and supportive finance team, you will provide expert financial advice, business partnering support and analytical insight to help services achieve their operational and financial objectives.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with Divisional leadership teams, leading on financial reporting, forecasting, budget setting, efficiency programmes and business case development. You will provide clear, practical guidance to non-finance colleagues and help ensure key decisions are based on robust financial and performance information.
The role offers a varied and rewarding portfolio with opportunities to influence decisions across a wide range of services. You will support the identification and delivery of efficiency opportunities, use benchmarking and patient-level costing information to drive improvement, and contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems and processes.
- Providing expert financial advice and developing strong business partnering relationships.
- Leading monthly reporting, forecasting and analytical review for the relevant services.
- Supporting budget setting, business planning and the development of robust business cases.
- Identifying, costing, forecasting and monitoring efficiency opportunities.
- Using service line reporting, patient-level costing and benchmarking to inform decisions.
- Leading, supporting and developing members of the divisional finance team.
Whether you are looking to broaden your experience or take the next step in your NHS finance career, this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team committed to continuous improvement and delivering value for our patients and communities.
Working for our organisation
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of all roles and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
- CCAB Qualified Accountant
- Demonstrate Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge and Experience
- Have significant post qualification experience in Financial Management
- Experience of supporting Divisions in identifying, tracking and reporting efficiencies
- Experience of use of and improvements of financial systems
- In depth knowledge of the NHS financial regime
- Possess a sound understanding of financial and activity systems and to be able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way
- Experience dealing with contracts for Supplies & Services
- Works autonomously to interpret and apply relevant national standards and guidance, including DHSC policy, NHS financial frameworks and applicable Accounting Standards, providing expert judgement and evidence-based assurance to support compliant and effective financial management
Applications will be transferred to TRAC system, by completing an application your are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within at KGH.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
Appointments will be made on merit.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training record.
If you need to have a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£49.50) and this amount will be reclaimed from your first salary. From 1st February 2019 all new starters to the Trust are required to join the DBS update service as per Trust DBS Re-checking Policy which has an annual cost of £16. New employees who do not join the update service will be required to pay £49.50 for a new DBS check in 3 years time.
Please note that news starters with KGH are subject to a six month probationary period.
Please ensure that the information you provide on your application form is correct, accurate and that nothing has been omitted. Any information that is stated in your application form in relation to qualifications/training courses/work/education experience/references must be able to be evidenced. Failure to do so may result if your offer being withdrawn.
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
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Name Bhavisha Patel Job title Assistant Director of Financial Management Email address bhavisha.patel16@nhs.net Additional information Informal discussions are welcomed and encouraged. For further information, please contact Bhavisha Patel, Assistant Director of Financial Management on Bhavisha.Patel16@nhs.net.
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