Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- 12 months (Secondment Opportunity 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-8186763-CORP
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wayside House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Finance Manager - Business Development
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Recognising the significant amount of new business being pursued, we are looking to strengthen our operational financial team, initially for a fixed term period, to ensure we have the capacity to develop investment cases, respond to tenders and establish robust processes for monitoring income generating activities.
As we are committed to developing our workforce, we are offering this as an internal secondment.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity to support our Clinical Directorates to bring new services ideas to fruition, to develop contract negotiation skills, to work on pricing strategies and to have increased liaison with Commissioners. The successful candidate will be supported by, and work closely with, the Chief Finance Officer.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will take the lead responsibility for the effective financial management of the operational budgets for both Children's and Learning Disabilities services, with a particular emphasis on income recovery and service expansion.
They will ensure patient related income is optimised through the effective negotiation, day-to-day management and performance monitoring of all Patient Income contracts that the Directorates hold.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity before applying, please contact Clare Hollingworth Chief Finance Officer on 024 7632 4351 or email EA Joy Bartholomew [email protected] to arrange a mutually convenient appointment time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full Accountancy qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant staff management experience.
- Experience of report writing and presentation
- Experience of operating at a senior management level within the NHS.
- Experience of assessing the financial sustainability of services
- Experience of formulating pricing strategies
- Specific in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing health and social care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Team management skills
- Good understanding of NHS costing practice
- Specific in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing health and social care
- Communication skills
- Report writing skills
- Able to analyse problems and generate and implement solutions
- Ability to present a logical argument using data and information, using databases and spreadsheets to evaluate performance against targets
- Able to work with complex information to ensure targets are met and plans are produced which will ensure objectives can be achieved
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between Trust sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joy Bartholomew
- Job title
- Executive Assitant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 024 7632 4351
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