Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 12 November 2025

Job summary

This is a fantastic role split between the Finance Department and the Division within the Trust to which you will be assigned. You will provide expert, specialist and in-depth business and financial management information and advice to the Division, as well as leading on the reporting of Divisional income, expenditure and other KPIs.

This role is crucial to the smooth running and operational adaptability of the Division, and involves driving forwards continuous improvement in all aspects of the team's work, leading to improved Divisional productivity levels.

Main duties of the job

Provide expert, specialist and in-depth business and financial management information and advice to the Divisions. Lead the reporting of Divisional productivity, income, expenditure and other KPIs in line with required timescales for the achievement of financial and operational plans

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9322

Job locations

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Experience and Skills

Essential

  • CCAB Qualification and post qualification CPD
  • Experience in a Financial Management team
  • Up to date knowledge of application of accounting standards (inc. IFRS)
  • GCSE Maths and English passes (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Experience in a large and complex public sector organisation
  • Experience of driving productivity within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial regime
  • Experience delivering plans and developing forecasts as part of a team
  • Line management experience, and skills in developing others
  • Highly developed presentational, influencing and negotiation skills
  • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel (some complex formulae/function examples)
  • Highly developed analytical and interpretation skills, including concise and clear summary
Person Specification

Education, Experience and Skills

Essential

  • CCAB Qualification and post qualification CPD
  • Experience in a Financial Management team
  • Up to date knowledge of application of accounting standards (inc. IFRS)
  • GCSE Maths and English passes (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Experience in a large and complex public sector organisation
  • Experience of driving productivity within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial regime
  • Experience delivering plans and developing forecasts as part of a team
  • Line management experience, and skills in developing others
  • Highly developed presentational, influencing and negotiation skills
  • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel (some complex formulae/function examples)
  • Highly developed analytical and interpretation skills, including concise and clear summary

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Finance

Holly Racey

holly.racey@nhs.net

01722336262

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9322

Job locations

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


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