Finance Business Partner

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 19 April 2026

This role provides senior financial leadership to the Cancer, Diagnostics and Clinical Support (CDCS) Division, working closely with the Divisional Management Team and Business Units to support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable services. As Acting Divisional Finance Lead, the post-holder will be a key member of the Divisional Management Team, contributing fully to discussions and decisions on all business matters.

The role offers expert, strategic financial advice to Divisional Board members, Business Unit Leaders and relevant Executive colleagues, supporting informed decision-making and effective use of resources. You will lead the provision of a comprehensive financial planning and advisory service, enabling teams to manage budgets efficiently, flexibly and in line with organisational priorities.

A strong focus of the role is ensuring robust financial governance, with clear accountability and effective financial control across the Division. You will support the delivery of agreed financial plans while identifying risks and opportunities, and helping services respond to change.

The post also includes line management responsibility for the Divisional Finance Manager and Divisional Business Analyst, and close working with the Deputy Director of Finance. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to patient services through collaborative leadership, sound financial stewardship and inclusive ways of working.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the development and maintenance of effective systems and processes that support strong financial performance management across the Division. This includes implementing and evolving performance management approaches that enable clinicians and managers to access clear, timely financial and non-financial business intelligence to support informed decision-making.

Working collaboratively and with professional confidence, the role involves constructively challenging and supporting colleagues, including senior leaders, to ensure accountability for financial performance and use of resources. You will provide high-quality financial advice and support across the Trust, Divisions and Executive teams, ensuring robust financial input into multidisciplinary teams, projects and programmes, including work delivered in partnership with the Integrated Care Board.

The role requires oversight and analysis of a broad range of financial monitoring activities. You will produce accurate, insightful financial reports and forecasts that reflect divisional performance, clearly identifying risks, opportunities and recommended remedial actions where required.

You will take lead responsibility for reporting a robust in-year and forecast year-end financial position for the Division, ensuring consistent, transparent reporting at all levels. This includes providing clear financial information to Divisions and Clinical Business Units.

Interview date: 1 May 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see an average of 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB; this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI-generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Member of the HFMA

Knowledge and Skills

• Extensive experience of dealing with high volumes of complex, incomplete data
• Demonstrate experience of communicating with senior managers up to executive level and senior clinicians.
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of working to conflicting and tight deadlines
• Evidence of highly developed analytical and interpretative skills
• Senior Finance role in the NHS
• Demonstrates ability to challenge, influence and support Directors and Managers within the Trust
• Excellent verbal and written skills are required and demonstrated through information analysis and report writing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust