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Job summary

Main area
Business
Grade
Band 8c
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref
040-AC318-0825
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Gwent Hospital, Block 9
Town
Newport
Salary
£78,120 - £90,013 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Finance Business Partner - Division of Surgery

Band 8c

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. 

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

 

Job overview

A really exciting opportunity has arisen within the Hospital Services Finance Team as Finance Business Partner for the Division of Surgery within Aneurin Bevan UHB. This is a permanent opportunity, and we are looking for a commercially focused and experienced Accountant who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and has an appetite for helping to drive future transformational change. This will include playing an integral part in both the recovery and future sustainability of key elective pathways.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work with a large variety of acute services within the Health Board, assisting them to meet their financial challenges and providing influence and financial support. The role involves maintaining excellent working relationships with Finance, Operational and Clinical stakeholders; at all levels and in a multi-site environment.

Main duties of the job

The individual will be expected to make a significant contribution to the development and implementation of financial policies, which facilitate the achievement of the Health Board’s financial objectives.

The post-holder will be expected to implement an annual budget setting process and to provide financial advice to all interested parties on a wide range of issues.

Applicants should possess a good understanding of financial and governance requirements, have a good track record of managing a high performing team and have the ability to demonstrate wider business partnering skills.

You will ideally have management and business partnering accounting experience in the NHS, or similar large organisation; in an environment dealing with complex issues. You will have excellent analytical and communication skills and be able to maintain excellent relationships with both finance and non-finance staff, with the ability to present financial data to a variety of individuals and groups in order to influence decision making.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

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    Responsible for leading and delivering WAG financial policy and value for money requirements
  • Ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective business partner financial service

  • Provide leadership, strategic and professional management combined with operational responsibility for the delivery of business partner financial services and advice

  • Delivery of robust financial processes and controls
  • To oversee the provision of a modernised, patient focused service across the HB by providing innovative, pro-active advice and support to the organisation on financial and service strategies and approaches.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCAB Qualified

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven track record of sucesfully introducing service improvement
  • Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating, managing and developing teams
  • Ability to influence at all levels and a highly strategic thinker

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.
  • Able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, influence and political acumen
  • Proven ability to influence large groups of staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrRNIBCore principles

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Greg Bowen
Job title
Assistant Director of Finance
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07773 167 971
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