# Business Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Business manager
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T16:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T15:50:54.384Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Strategy_Transformation/Strategy_Transformation-v8300772
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8300772?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

West Suffolk NHS Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Business Manager to join the Strategy & Transformation Team.

Working closely with divisional leaders, senior clinicians and operational teams, you will use your project management, analytical and business-planning expertise to support the development and delivery of business plans, business cases, cost improvement plans and service improvement projects.

We are looking for someone who can work independently, confidently influence senior stakeholders, and enjoys building strong relationships, solving problems and making a measurable difference in a complex environment. This is an excellent opportunity to help shape efficient, well-planned services that deliver better outcomes for patients and our communities.

For further information contact Renu Mandal at renu.mandal@wsh.nhs.uk.

Interview date planned for Friday 23 October 2026.

### Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to support the development and delivery clinical divisions’ business plans, Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs), and agreed projects.

The post holder will work collaboratively with senior clinicians and professionals to scope, develop, and deliver efficient, well-planned, and sustainable services.

The post holder will provide technical project management expertise to support divisional triumvirates to deliver meaningful change, and evidence success.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- The ability to strike a balance between challenging and supportive, with objective views given at all times.
- Analyse, interpret and act upon a range of different sources of complex information
- Ability to coordinate and prioritise a range of different streams and activities

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of leading or supporting large-scale programmes or projects.
- Experience of developing service and divisional-level business plans.
- Evidence of leading the delivery of CIP programmes.
- Experience of developing and utilising key frameworks for programme management.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Bachelor’s qualification in business management or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
- Qualification in programme management

**Desirable**

- Qualification in change management methodology (e.g. Lean)
- Financial qualification

## Documents

- [job description (docx, 230.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10676448)

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