Finance Business Partner: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and influential Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of healthcare delivery, partnering with operational and clinical leaders to help shape services, drive performance and support outstanding patient care.

Working closely with Divisional and Directorate teams, you will:

  • Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
  • Provide insightful analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
  • Support activity, income and demand modelling to inform capacity planning and service development.
  • Challenge and support budget holders to achieve financial and operational objectives.
  • Lead and support business cases, investment proposals and service transformation initiatives.
  • Ensure financial implications are considered in operational and strategic plans.
  • Communicate complex financial information clearly to a range of audiences.
  • Promote financial awareness, accountability and continuous improvement.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your influence, develop strategic business partnering skills and make a meaningful contribution to patient care.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and ‘At Risk’ status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

About You

We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative finance professional who:

  • Is a qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA or equivalent).
  • Thrives on building strong relationships and becoming a trusted advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
  • Brings a desire to understand the drivers behind performance.
  • Has strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into meaningful insights.
  • Is confident influencing and constructively challenging stakeholders at all levels.
  • Enjoys driving improvement and finding innovative solutions to complex challenges.
  • Is motivated by making a tangible difference to services and patient outcomes.

We are committed to developing future finance leaders and welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate strong potential. Where appropriate, candidates may be appointed into a development role at a lower band, with a clear pathway to the substantive post.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of supporting financial improvement, or productivity programmes. Proven ability to demonstrate highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge at an advanced level in financial management, accounting procedures and relevant legislation. Demonstrable experience working within complex organisations. Demonstrable experience of working with front line teams to deliver change and efficiency improvements. Demonstrable experience of interpreting financial information to inform operational decision-making and performance improvement (including demand, capacity, and referral to treatment) Proven ability to demonstrate recent Continuing Professional Development including specialist training and demonstrable experience relating to national accounting standards. Demonstrable experience of liaising with Internal and External Auditors. Awareness of NHS Tariff regime, contracting and business planning process. Proven ability to gain clinical engagement. Awareness of the current NHS “Agenda” and, national directives. Proven record of providing all aspects of Finance business advisory service. Proven record of using benchmarking information to identify opportunities

Desirable

  • NHS Finance Business Partner demonstrable experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCAB or equivalent (e.g. CIMA) Professional Qualified Accountant with current registration and relevant demonstrable post qualification experience
  • Proven evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to finance and national accounting standards.
  • Masters level Business or Management Qualification (or equivalent demonstrable experience).

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • Proven ability to analyse and communicate highly complex data sets as described in the person spec

Desirable

  • Advanced financial modelling skills, Demonstrable experience of using data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI)

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).

Closing Date: 28 October 2026

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