Senior Finance Business Partner - Band 8A

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
+ Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
+ Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week., + As a Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) at United Lincolnshire Hospitals, you will enjoy an exciting and rewarding role. Working closely with the relevant Divisional Head of Finance (DHOF) and the Divisional Management Team, you can expect to play a vital role in the leadership of one of our Operational Divisions, where annual revenue expenditure budgets are £130m-£185m.
+ As formal deputy for the DHOF, you will have exposure to the wider senior leadership team of the Trust, including Executive Directors, through attendance at divisional performance review meetings.
+ You will join a growing and modernising Finance Department.
+ You will report to a DHOF and support them to deliver strategic and operational finance support and advice to the Division.
+ This role will give you opportunities to work closely with divisional & operational teams across the Trust, as well as take a leadership role within the wider Financial Management Team., + The role provides the post holder the opportunity to support a Clinical Business Unit as well as work at a more strategic level within the Division and develop your leaderships skills.
+ You will work closely with the DHOF to provide a professional and comprehensive Financial Management service to a division including: 1) involvement in development of the Division's annual and long-term plans and in the budget-setting process; 2) supporting the Division to identify/develop/implement opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency; 3) supporting the production of high quality and robust business cases enabling improvement across the Division; and 4) supporting the accurate and timely production of monthly finance and performance management information.
+ You will also provide day to day support and guidance to other members of the divisional finance team and will play an important role in developing their skills and those of the wider finance team.

Working for our organisation
In May 2023, the NHS Finance Leadership Council agreed that the ULHT Finance Department should be awarded One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation, Level 2.
This accreditation recognises NHS organisations that have the very best finance skills development culture and practices in place, and demonstrates the strength, quality and positive culture of the finance team.
There are three levels, each designed to reflect the continuous development of finance functions and recognise the highest standards of financial competence and commitment to skills development. Working towards Level 2 has enabled us to celebrate the things we do well while recognising areas for improvement along the way. Level 2 represents a high level of sustained performance; Level 3 will be our next challenge where we seek to demonstrate that we are a leading-edge NHS finance function.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals - people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
+ Patient-centred - Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
+ Safety - Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
+ Excellence - Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
+ Compassion - Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
+ Respect - Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.
We've taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

+ Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
+ Compressed hours - usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
+ Staggered hours - having different start and finish times.
+ Set shift patterns - to allow for predictability
+ NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
+ Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
+ Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
+ Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
+ Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
+ Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
+ Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
+ Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties. Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more., For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
ULHT recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULHT would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULHT reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULHT where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULHT for this cost.
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You are:
+ A Service Leaver
+ A Veteran
+ A Military Reserve
+ A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
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Applications from applicants who meet the current criteria for Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK (where both the role and candidate are deemed suitable for a Tier 2 visa) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.