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 Role

• Transitional Finance Business Partner, Financial Management Team, Lincoln based
• Agenda For Change Band 5-7 37.5 hours per week with agile/flexible working opportunities
• Permanent

• This is a transitional role and salary will be based on worked based experience and exam progression

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

• AAT qualification
• Experience of management accounting and costing techniques.
• Experience of producing and presenting reports at various organisational levels.
• 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

The Financial Management team has been reshaped and expanded to help the Trust deliver the change required to improve the Trust's financial and quality positions.

The investment in the team has helped us to:

-Modernise the service we provide to operational and clinical management through the introduction of business partnering.

-Produce more relevant timely financial information to enable the Trust to make appropriate decisions.

-Meet the increased demand for more detailed financial information and to develop meaningful forecasting and medium term financial plans.

-Support the development and embedding of Service Line Reporting (SLR) and Patient Level Costing (PLICS) in the Trust and provide a reliable decision making tool.

-Support the development of sustainable services.

In May 2023, the NHS Finance Leadership Council awarded ULHT Finance with One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation, Level 2.

This accreditation recognises NHS organisations that have the very best finance skills development culture and practices in place, and demonstrates the sustained strength, quality and positive culture of the finance team.

Nominated in 9 categories at the HFMA Awards in 2020, shortlisted for 3 awards, and won the 'Working with Finance - Clinician of the Year' Award for collaborative working between financial management and the clinical team.

The Trust recognises the need to support employees' Health and Wellbeing and has numerous resources in place to do this.

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

• oAAT or Equivalent.
• oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• oUndertaking or willing to undertake further management courses.
• oCCAB Qualified

Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

Essential

• oAdvanced IT skills
• oAnalytical powers and Business Thinking.
• oRelationship Building and Team Working.
• oAchievement Orientation, Self Confidence and Initiative.
• oExcellent communication skills and the ability to work across some levels of the organisation
• oNegotiating and influencing skills.
• oSome knowledge of finance legislation
• oPlanning and Organisation.
• oNumerical skills
• oAwareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
• oAbility to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred Safety Compassion Respect Excellence

Desirable

• oJudgement and Decision Making,
• oLeadership and Coaching skills.
• oChange & Learning orientation

Previous Experience

Essential

• oPrevious experience of management accounting and costing techniques.
• oProducing and presenting reports at various levels dependent on organisational structure
• oSome Senior Financial management experience.
• oExperience of IT including advanced spreadsheets, computerised financial ledgers, budgeting and financial modelling systems and costing systems.
• oSome understanding of NHS Financial Regime.

Desirable

• oPrevious finance experience within the Health Service.
• oCommercial awareness.
• oPrevious Senior Financial management experience within the NHS.
• oExperience of working within an acute trust

Specific requirements

Essential

• oDriving - able to commute to different sites and within region.
• oActs as a role model and promotes professional working ethics.
• oAble to be flexible with working patterns, which may include some evenings and weekends as determined by the needs of the service & key deadlines
• oAble to demonstrate commitment to the job, the achievement of deadlines and acceptance of personal responsibility.
• oMust be committed to the maintenance and development of professional standards

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

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