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Job summary
Our Trust is on an ambitious journey. With a 2.6 billion turnover, a bold 2024--29 strategy and a clear commitment to making the best use of our resources, we are strengthening how we understand, measure and improve financial performance. At the heart of this is the Deputy Head of Financial Performance -- a senior leader who will help shape our financial sustainability and recovery at a pivotal time.
This role is for someone who blends analytical rigour with credibility; someone who sees financial performance not just as reporting, but as a driver of improvement, value and resilience. You will work across all sites, divisions and corporate teams, helping leaders understand performance drivers and make decisions that support long term stability.
You will bring clarity to complexity, offer confident stewardship under scrutiny and keep the organisation focused on sustainable financial health that underpins safe, equitable care. As part of the senior finance leadership team, you will influence how we meet our financial commitments, strengthen accountability and enhance our use of data and insight to drive improvement at scale.
This is for Band 8c however we also welcome applications for the post as a training role at Band 8b with the opportunity to move to Band 8c after 12 months if agreed objectives are met.
Main duties of the job
In this high profile role, you will lead and drive the financial performance and recovery programme. You will bring together data, operational intelligence and financial insight to create a coherent view of performance, helping senior leaders understand emerging risks, spot opportunities and respond at pace. Working collaboratively across the system, you will align our work with regional financial improvement plans and support the Trust to meet its obligations in a challenging national environment.
You will provide strategic business partnering to senior operational and clinical leaders, translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insight. You will oversee financial leadership while guiding and mentoring finance colleagues, building capability and championing a culture where financial discipline enables high quality care.
You will standardise how the Trust measures and communicates performance, creating consistent frameworks and dashboards that bring transparency to productivity, cost improvement and financial risk.
You will also drive cost improvement and efficiency plans that deliver sustainable, recurring benefits. You will challenge unwarranted variation and strengthen pathways. As part of the extended Finance leadership team, you will bring expertise, resilience and strategic perspective to the organisation's most complex decisions.
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: 09 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8c
- Salary: £66,582 to £91,609 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-1101416
- Job locations: Regent Court, Second Floor, 14, George Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1NT, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
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This advert is for Band 8c/8b Deputy Head of Financial Performance (Development) with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £66,582 to £91,609 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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