Job summary
- Main area
- Capital Finance
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-C-8135140
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Finance Business Partner
Band 7
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and professional person to join our Finance Team as an Assistant Finance Business Partner (Capital) supporting the delivery of the Trust’s capital programme.
In order to continue and improve our provision of high quality services across Trust, we are making significant amounts of capital investment in our hospitals over the coming years including site infrastructure, the creation of 7 new theatres at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and the upgrading of our digital network and clinical systems.
You will take a role in supporting the planning and delivery of a range of capital developments across the Trust including the RAAC panel project at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and Finance Business Partner with developing and maintaining procedures to ensure efficient financial control and monitoring of capital programmes.
- To assist in the preparation of the month end finance analysis and reporting liaising with scheme project managers and preparing reports, undertaking tasks as required by the Finance Business Partner to facilitate effective discussion and decision making.
- Prepare robust forecasts on a regular basis, working closely with project managers to promote effective early warning of potential future problems and enable financial risk to be effectively managed.
- Assist in the preparation, formulation and evaluation of business cases (investment appraisals). Ensuring they meet both the trusts’ strategic aims and the annual capital plan taking into account the impact over short and longer term. Analysing any potential risks and variations to plan.
- Support a number of major programmes working directly as part of the project teams to maintaining high quality financial information.
- Present highly complex and sometimes contentious information in a way that can be understood by a range of stakeholders. Inspiring confidence in the data presented, explaining the key messages persuasively in a way that resonates with operational and clinical colleagues in the context of a busy Trust.
Working for our organisation
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively please email the contact to find out any further information about the role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Member of AAT or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Working towards a professional qualification (CCAB recognised body)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a finance environment
- A proven track record of providing effective financial advice at a senior level
Desirable criteria
- Successful change management, planning and implementation
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance staff
- Experience of financial planning and forecasting within the NHS or comparable complex environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Numerate with highly developed analytical ability to manipulate and interpret numerical data and other issues
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing
- Performance and project management skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to work to deadlines under pressure
- Self-motivated, with energy and a proactive approach and positive about driving change
- Able to work with ambiguity and deal with a highly changing environment
- Credible and influential at all levels
- Work independently to a high standard without oversight
Desirable criteria
- Report writing skills in Business Intelligence
- Excellent negotiation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Financial acumen including experience of effective capital / budget management and control
- Expert user of financial systems and use of Microsoft Office suite
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Finance including the financial funding arrangements
Values and Behavious
Essential criteria
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Flexible and adaptable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Manjit Bassi
- Job title
- Finance Business Partner - Capital Projects
- Email address
- [email protected]
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