Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and experience
Advanced leadership skills which will impact in the Care Group and across the Trust
- Skills and experience
Ability to analyse, judge and interpret multiple highly complex issues
- Skills and experience
An understanding of the NHS financial regime and local and national performance targets
- Skills and experience
Advanced oral, written, presentation, influencing and negotiation skills
- Skills and experience
Ability to prepare and present financial information to Finance and non-Finance professionals at all levels of the organisation
- Qualifications and training
Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Qualifications and training
Professional (Masters level) CCAB qualified accountant with 3 years post qualification experience
- Qualifications and training
Evidence of relevant continued professional development
- Personal/professional attributes
Line Management experience
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to manage self and exhibit personal skills, including self-awareness, self- management and drive for improvement
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to cope with frequent change and conflicting demands
- Personal/professional attributes
Achieving results, including drive for results across a broad ranging set of key outcomes, maintaining service user focus and personal integrity at all times
- Personal/professional attributes
Working with people, including effective communicating, influencing and negotiating skills
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to work collaboratively, working within and outside of teams
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to effectively explain and encourage understanding of financial issues within other staff groups
- Personal/professional attributes
Advanced IT skills in all Microsoft applications
- Personal/professional attributes
To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and experience
Significant experience of working in complex organisations
Job overview
- Appropriately report the Care Group’s financial performance (income and expenditure) to the monthly Care Group Board meeting, providing the Board with accurate and relevant analysis of the Care Group’s financial performance against Care Group and Trust wide plans, targets and objectives, highlighting where action is required to resolve adverse performance or opportunities exist to improve financial performance. This post is for a 4 month fixed term contract.
Main duties of the job
- Provide advice to the Care Group Board on the financial consequences of Care Group business issues and potential Care Group Board decisions. Advise the Care Group Board of the impact on the Care Group of Trust and wider NHS financial issues, decisions and strategies. Report on Care Group variances and issues as requested by the Trust’s performance reporting regime, (including any requirement to attend and report to performance reviews called by the Executive Team).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Care Group Finance Business Partner with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Finance business partner role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 4 months (N/A). The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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