Senior Finance Business Partner

We are seeking a motivated and talented individual to join our finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 9-month fixed term contract/secondment. This key role will involve providing strategic financial support and guidance to a clinical division within the Trust, ensuring financial sustainability and efficiency. The post holder will be someone who looks for innovative solutions to improve the financial performance of the care group and has excellent communication skills to inspire confidence in working with other professionals at a senior level both within the Trust and externally. They will also proactively engage in the management and development of staff within the Financial Management team to ensure a high quality financial service is delivered. An ability to embrace change will also be required to facilitate closer collaboration with our counterparts at Northampton General Hospital as we transition towards working together as United Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN)., Please refer to the detailed Job Description & Person Specification for full details of the post including main duties and responsibilities.

We are looking for a highly motivated senior finance business partner with significant financial management experience at a senior level. They will need strong leadership skills with experience of staff management including recruitment, staff objective setting & appraisals & managing performance. The ability to empower and inspire others to succeed will be essential. The post holder will be highly effective in designing, preparing & presenting complex financial & non-financial information to colleagues including Executive leaders across the Trust. They should have the ability to successfully challenge assumptions & information & negotiate solutions and able to build strong working relationships which inspire confidence on the advice given to finance and non-finance colleagues.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) formed a hospital group, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group on 1 July 2021. Working together as a hospital group provides us with exciting opportunities to deliver benefits over and above what we could achieve as individual, whilst each Trust retains its sovereignty. Our vision is important for our patients as it delivers the infrastructure that enables seamless care across pathways, preventing delays and putting them at the centre of their care with access to, and control over, their own electronic health records. Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable
Your contract will be with Kettering General Hospital. Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people.