Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LC2326
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Finance Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic CCAB/CIMA/CIPFA qualified Accountant (or equivalent NHS experience) to take on a Finance Business Partner role working with a Clinical/Commercial Division/Central Division.
Although advertised as full time, part time/flexible hours requests are also welcome.
Main duties of the job
You will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with strong time management and organisational skills. You will have excellent communication,
influencing and analysis skills. Advanced Excel skills and experience managing large and varied datasets are also requirements of this role.
This is a varied and challenging role in a complex and dynamic environment but you will have a real opportunity to make a difference to the Trust in securing its financial sustainability.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivery as an inspiring and empowering manager.
As a senior member of the Finance Team the successful candidate will be involved in the management, training and development of other
members of the Trust, both finance and non-finance based, as appropriate.
You will be working with senior financial, clinical and operational managers and executives both inside and outside the Trust.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description, for any further questions or queries, please contact the appointed manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional CCAB qualification or equivalent NHS experience
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of financial management in an NHS environment
- An understanding of local and national performance targets
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage self and exhibit personal skills, including selfawareness, self management and drive for improvement
- A highly developed range of financial and other analytical skills
- Ability to cope with frequent change and conflicting demands
- Working with people, including effective communicating, influencing, negotiating skills
- Ability to work collaboratively working within and outside teams
- Ability to effectively explain and encourage understanding of financial issues within other staff groups
- Achieving results, including drive for results across a broad ranging set of key outcomes, maintaining service user focus and personal integrity at all times
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Bance
- Job title
- Head of Financial Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01424 770079
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