Head of Finance | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Reporting into and sometimes deputising for the Senior Head of Finance, providing financial management advice, challenge and support to care groups within the Humber Health Partnership.

This role will be supported by a care group finance team, broadly covering budget-setting, monthly budget reporting, forecasting, cost improvement plans and business cases.

The role is for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

1. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of professional advice to senior managers within the Care Group, Senior Head of Finance and Operational Directors of Finance.

2. Production of timely and accurate financial management information e.g. monthly Care Group financial statements to the prescribed deadline.

3. Production of meaningful financial reports advising all Specialties within the Care Group on their financial and activity performance. This will include financial forecasting for the financial year.

4. Alongside the Care Group Senior Management Team, Senior General Managers and Senior Head of Finance actively contribute to the strategic development of services.

5. Providing appropriate financial leadership to ensure the effective functioning of the Care Group.

6. Production and/or presentation of reports to the Care Group Triumvirate and Specialties.

7. Negotiate on behalf of the Care Group with internal and external bodies including ICBs and NHSE, other Trusts and Private Contract Providers.

8. Supervision of the Care Group finance support staff.

9. Proactively supporting the Care Group in the achievement of its savings targets, including evaluating ideas and influencing the outcome of savings schemes.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.