Job summary
Are you
- Looking for a role within the finance department of a large acute Trust?
- Wanting to work in one of the largest hospital trusts in the country?
- Wanting to play a role in improving the Trust's financial and quality positions?
- Enthusiastic and highly motivated?
The Financial Management department aspires to 'make our best difference' to the services we support and keep the patient at the centre of everything we do.
The Role
- Finance Business Partner, Financial Management Team, Lincoln based
- Agenda For Change Band 7; 37.5 hours per week with agile/flexible working opportunities
- Permanent
You will be a member of the Finance Department, working in Financial Management, and contributing to the delivery of an efficient, high quality Financial Management service with opportunities to shadow other finance and clinical roles. You will receive support and encouragement to fulfil your development needs through both internal and external opportunities
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a high calibre, forward thinking individual with an improvement and growth mind-set to enhance our progressive and energetic Team
To join our dynamic and award winning team you will possess
- CCAB qualification (applications will be accepted from candidates with logbook outstanding) or Qualified by Experience.
- Experience of management accounting and costing techniques.
- Experience of producing and presenting reports at various organisational levels.
- Some Senior Financial management experience.
- Experience of IT including advanced spreadsheets, computerised financial ledgers, budgeting and financial modelling systems and costing systems.
- Some understanding of NHS Financial Regime.
- Excellent communication skills - you must be able to work in a team, be able to build good working relationships with colleagues, possess good influencing and negotiating skills, be achievement orientated and able to use own initiative.
- It is also important that the person within this role demonstrates a strong performance against the Trust Behaviour Framework.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified or Qualified by Experience.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Undertaking or willing to undertake further management courses.
Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Advanced IT skills
- Analytical powers and Business Thinking.
- Relationship Building and Team Working.
- Achievement Orientation, Self Confidence and Initiative.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across some levels of the organisation
- Negotiating and influencing skills.
- Some knowledge of finance legislation
- Planning and Organisation.
- Numerical skills
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred; Safety; Compassion; Respect; Excellence
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
Desirable
- Judgement and Decision Making,
- Leadership and Coaching skills.
- Change & Learning orientation
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of management accounting and costing techniques.
- Producing and presenting reports at various levels dependent on organisational structure
- Some Senior Financial management experience.
- Experience of IT including advanced spreadsheets, computerised financial ledgers, budgeting and financial modelling systems and costing systems.
- Some understanding of NHS Financial Regime.
Desirable
- Previous finance experience within the Health Service.
- Commercial awareness.
- Previous Senior Financial management experience within the NHS.
- Experience of working within an acute trust
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between different sites and within region.
- Acts as a role model and promotes professional working ethics.
- Able to be flexible with working patterns, which may include some evenings and weekends as determined by the needs of the service & key deadlines
- Able to demonstrate commitment to the job, the achievement of deadlines and acceptance of personal responsibility.
- Must be committed to the maintenance and development of professional standards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified or Qualified by Experience.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Undertaking or willing to undertake further management courses.
Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Advanced IT skills
- Analytical powers and Business Thinking.
- Relationship Building and Team Working.
- Achievement Orientation, Self Confidence and Initiative.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across some levels of the organisation
- Negotiating and influencing skills.
- Some knowledge of finance legislation
- Planning and Organisation.
- Numerical skills
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred; Safety; Compassion; Respect; Excellence
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
Desirable
- Judgement and Decision Making,
- Leadership and Coaching skills.
- Change & Learning orientation
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of management accounting and costing techniques.
- Producing and presenting reports at various levels dependent on organisational structure
- Some Senior Financial management experience.
- Experience of IT including advanced spreadsheets, computerised financial ledgers, budgeting and financial modelling systems and costing systems.
- Some understanding of NHS Financial Regime.
Desirable
- Previous finance experience within the Health Service.
- Commercial awareness.
- Previous Senior Financial management experience within the NHS.
- Experience of working within an acute trust
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between different sites and within region.
- Acts as a role model and promotes professional working ethics.
- Able to be flexible with working patterns, which may include some evenings and weekends as determined by the needs of the service & key deadlines
- Able to demonstrate commitment to the job, the achievement of deadlines and acceptance of personal responsibility.
- Must be committed to the maintenance and development of professional standards
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
