# Band 8b Head of Capital > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-head-of-capital/98bbbece-d121-474d-aca5-1359870a75c8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-head-of-capital/98bbbece-d121-474d-aca5-1359870a75c8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Finance manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66582.00 to £77368.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T09:00:30.215Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1560 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/16111?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you looking to progress and develop your career in a fast paced and supportive working environment? We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic Financial Accounts team supporting a 2bn+ NHS Foundation Trust with a track record of high quality on the job training. We are committed to career development and offer a flexible and collaborative working environment where your health and wellbeing are valued. We are constantly evolving, improving and encourage innovation. An opportunity has arisen for a Head of Capital Finance, which will be responsible for the performance of the Capital Accounting team and leading the development and delivery of the financial strategy in relation to capital projects across the Trust. The post holder will be required to develop and deliver the month and year end capital close down and liaise as required with internal audit. ### Main duties of the job We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based on site, and remote working. Office based days will be at our newly refurbished offices at Regent Court, which is accessible via public transport, a few minutes from Five Ways station. Remote home working will be supported for up to 2 days per week. For further discussion on the role, please contact Sarah.O'Donnell@uhb.nhs.uk Please refer to the attached job description to see full duties and responsibilities ### About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ### Details - Date posted: 12 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8b - Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-1104188 - Job locations: Regent Court, Second Floor, 14, George Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1NT, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ### 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). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *Capital and Lease Accounting experience - *Experience of monthly reporting cycles and population of month end reports - *Report writing - *Experience of working with other finance colleagues to ensure monthly tasks are completed within tight deadlines **Desirable** - *PFI Modelling and accounting experience - *Experience of NHS capital reporting and funding mechanisms ### Qualifications **Essential** - *CCAB recognised accountancy qualification - *Post qualification experience in a complex environment - *Evidence of Continuing Professional Development ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - *Translate strategic directives into operational deliverables. - *Use own initiative while knowing when to consult. - *Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial data. - *Ability to make judgements/decisions in complex situations and use professional judgement to ensure the best outcome for the Trust - *Ability to clearly/ coherently document justification for professional judgements made - *Manage a large workload and plan work according to changing priorities and deadlines - *Excellent verbal and writing skills - *Strong presentation skills - *Outstanding communication skills - *Well-developed systems and IT knowledge - *Ability to use databases, analyse highly complex data, diagnose problems, identify solutions and undertake business case benefits analysis - *Managing timetables milestones and diaries - *Experience of personal development planning and monitoring - *Manage time and work to tight deadlines and respond quickly and accurately to important issues - *Promote, drive and deliver a customer focussed service - *Remain calm and collected under pressure - *Conflict resolutions skills - *Influencing skills - *High level analytical skills - *Advanced Excel skills - *A team player - *Ability to explain complex concepts to non-financial team members and external parties. - *Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours - *Appetite for hard work in a challenging but rewarding environment - *Enthusiastic - *Confident - *An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities - *Evidence of reliability - *Occasional travel between sites - *Resilient - *Adaptable to change **Desirable** - *Sound understanding of the NHS Financial Regime ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.