Band 8d Associate Director of Finance - Business Partnering

Following a restructure of the finance team, a fantastic opportunity has arisen at Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust (BHRUT) for an Associate Director of Finance (ADOF) - Business Partnering (8D).
This role is aligned to the Financial Strategy Insight and Delivery Team whose mission is to improve financial sustainability through uncompromising focus on value and driving out financial waste from our operational processes and patient pathways.
Combining evidence-based insight with strong customer focus, the ADOF - Business Partnering will influence decisions and plans about use of healthcare resources in a way that will improve patient care and achieve better value for our patients.
Although reporting to the Deputy CFO Strategy, Insight and Delivery, the ADOF - Business Partnering role is very much embedded in the clinical group triumvirate and will manage a small team of business partners, covering approx. £300m of revenue spend.
The successful applicant will be a fully qualified member of a CCAB body with a solid background in business partnering but more importantly have the gravitas, credibility, and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders, ensuring engagement and collaboration., The ADOF - Business Partnering, with the support of their business partners, is responsible for driving the reduction of financial waste and increased productivity to move the organisation to a sustainable breakeven position.
You will build effective partnerships with clinical and operational teams, being highly visible and demonstrating compassionate leadership. Through these relationships and having developed an excellent knowledge of services and patient pathways, the post holder is responsible for converting evidence of financial opportunity into multi-year financial improvement delivery plans, supported by the PMO.
The Finance Directorate is structured into four specialised teams. In addition to strategy, insight and delivery, we have teams dedicated to planning and reporting, investments and commercial, financial services and accounts. Drawing from each team, you will lead a customer focused multidisciplinary finance service with the purpose of facilitating our clinical and operational teams to deliver highly efficient care we are proud of.
You will be an expert in business cases, leading on the appraisal of value and affordability and acting as a critical friend.
You will provide high quality strategic and tactical financial advice to the clinical groups and corporate teams, enabling them to make good financial decisions to optimise value from healthcare resource., Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Paul Awosika, Recruitment Advisor, on ext. 5989. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.
We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust's Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.
All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.
To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you can provide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.
All correspondence regarding this application will be by e-mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.
Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.
We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.
Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.
If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e-cigarettes ("vaping") may be used outside hospital buildings.
We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job-share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Working for our organisation
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen's and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.