Job Summary
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest in the country, serving a population of 3 million people across the Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent area. With a workforce of over 11,000 and 1,450 inpatient beds we offer emergency and planned care and act as a Major Trauma Centre for North Midlands and North Wales.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Finance Business Partner to join the financial management team, supporting one of the Care Groups with day‑to‑day financial management duties. You will be responsible to the Senior Finance Business Partner, supporting strategic and financial delivery, working closely with clinical and non‑clinical team members as well as the wider finance team to drive positive outcomes. Successful candidates are required to hold a relevant professional accounting qualification and experience of working in a financial management environment. Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet tight deadlines are essential.

Main duties

• Liaising with departmental managers, Clinical Business Unit managers and Care Group managers to set Care Group budgets within the Trust wide parameters and maintain and review these in line with Trust SFIs and other appropriate policies.
• Responsible for the creation and interpretation of monthly financial reports to ensure that managers have accurate financial information to be incorporated in the decision making process.
• Support individual budget holders in the analysis, maintenance and control of budgets (including cost improvement schemes) ensuring that new appointments/developments are within agreed establishment with recurrent finances identified, being proactive in investigating budgetary variances.
• To produce monthly reports for the Care Group including forecast information for both income and expenditure.
• Producing monthly financial reports that completely reflect all known information about a specific budget at that point in time, e.g. known accruals, stock takes, in year savings or changes in service delivery.

About Us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke and County Hospital, we are proud to serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

Details

• Date posted: 30 September 2025
• Band: 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
• Job locations: Royal Stoke University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke‑on‑Trent, ST4 6QG

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Kelsey Chahal, Senior Finance Business Partner – Women's, Children's and Clinical Support Services Division via email at .

Person Specification – Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people and colleagues of all levels

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of NHS finance regime

Qualifications – Essential

• Qualified in a relevant accountancy qualification i.e. Level 7 (e.g. CIMA, ACCA etc.)

Experience – Essential

• Recent, sufficient and relevant work experience within a finance environment within a large and complex organisation
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of accounting principles including:
• Variance analysis and reporting
• Accruals and provisions
• Forecasting, budgeting and financial planning
• Financial modelling

Experience – Desirable

• Experience of working with clinical activity information
• NHS finance experience

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

• Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
• Address: Royal Stoke University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke‑on‑Trent, ST4 6QG
• Employer's website: https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk