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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
120-AC018-0625
Employer
Welsh Blood Service
Employer type
NHS
Site
Welsh Blood Service
Town
Talbot Green
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
14/07/2025

Employer heading

Welsh Blood Service logo

Finance Business Partner

Band 6

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.  

As a division of Velindre University NHS Trust, the Welsh Blood Service (WBS) is an amazing place to work and develop your career.  Our caring and motivated staff are designing, developing and delivering improvements, which will enable the WBS to strive towards its vision of working with our staff & the people of Wales to deliver an easy to use, safe and sustainable service for blood and stem cell donation. 

As a trusted healthcare provider, we work tirelessly to maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and donor experience.

 

We are currently embarking an ambitious 5 year strategy called “WBS Futures” where we have set out our vision for blood and transplant services in Wales for the next 5 years. It sets out where we are now, where we want to be in 2028 and the steps we will take to get there.

You can read more about our strategy here: www.welsh-blood.org.uk/welsh-blood-service-strategy-2023-2028

WBS is a committed equal opportunities employer.

Take a look at what we do. Our dedicated career pages can be found at https://welsh-blood.org.uk/careers/ 

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Finance department as a Finance Business Partner, at Welsh Blood Service (WBS) a Division of Velindre University NHS Trust.  We are looking for forward thinking, highly motivated finance professionals.

 

Working within NHS finance offers an attractive career.  We are looking for someone who shares the Trusts values and works well with a wide range of people to enable services to deliver high quality care for our service users.

Main duties of the job

The full details of the role are contained within the person spec and Job description, attached.  If successful, you would assist the Senior Finance Business Partner in providing all aspects of financial management & advice to Welsh Blood Service including responsibility for identified services within the Division.

 

You would be an integral part of the WBS Finance Team and assist in the provision of financial management support to the process of service modernisation within WBS. 

 

Interviews are planned to take place on Monday 14th  July.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment above.

 

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

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/

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

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • CCAB Qualified – Diploma Level, or equivalent NHS experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working in a financial environment
  • • Experience of monitoring financial plans to ensure meet budget limits.
  • • Understanding of NHS Financial Procedures and best practice.
  • • Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to and from a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable criteria
  • • Business Partnering experience
  • • Experience of working in the NHS
  • • Experience of using Oracle Financial System
  • • Experience in delivering Finance training

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Advanced Keyboard skills with good working knowledge of Excel, word, and large general ledger systems for high accuracy when entering and manipulating financial data.
  • • Ability to apply knowledge to workload and demonstrate ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and / or contentious information analytical skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCore principles

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Donna Edwards
Job title
Senior Finance Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details contact:

[email protected]

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