Job summary
The Research and Innovation Business Partner plays a pivotal role in supporting research activities across GOSH, overseeing the costings and financial management of a complex and diverse research grant portfolio.
With over 600 active projects and annual research income of £28m, this post is central to ensuring effective costing, financial oversight, and income recovery for both commercial and non-commercial research. The post also supports the development of income-maximising strategies and robust financial tracking systems, working closely with stakeholders across the Trust, UCL, and external partners. This is a leadership role within the R&I Directorate, contributing to strategic planning and operational improvement.
Main duties of the job
- To be the lead working closely with the senior management team within the directorate including General Manager, Chief of Service, Head of Nursing, Deputy Directors and Executive Directors to provide leadership, financial and business advice and supportalong with challenge.
- To lead and manage a team of Finance staff (including Research Hospital Finance manager, Finance Mangers, Assistant Finance Managers, Senior Management Accountants and Management Accountants) in the production of high-quality Strategic Finance information, income and expenditure, for a range of clinical and corporate units.
- To lead the Costing and Grants team who are responsible for the reporting and production of information, cost, and income analysis, forecasting and the presentation of this information.
- To work closely with other Business Partners outside of Finance across the other corporate functions to ensure comprehensive support is given to the senior management within the directorate and to the other business partners and executives.
- To manage and develop Finance staff within the team, providing leadership as well as the setting of appropriate objectives. To identify gaps in the knowledge of team members and to put in place training systems and processes to ensure these are closed so the entire team can operate as an effective unit, providing the highest level of support to this post and to its customers.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Qualified CCAB Accountant.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant financial management experience at a senior level.
- Significant post qualification experience
- Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
- Effective team leadership
- Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
- Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
- Successful challenge of information and assumptions
- Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at senior management and executive level meetings.
- Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.
- Use of financial ledgers & reporting tools
- NHS Financial Regime & Policies
- Awareness of current NHS priorities
- Principles of service line reporting & patient level costing
Desirable
- Significant financial management experience in the NHS
- Experience of NHS research finance
- Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information
- Use of SoECAT
- Business Objectives
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong report writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Advanced excel skills
- Financial analysis and forecasting
- Complex financial modelling skills
- Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use own initiative
- Self-motivated
- Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving
- Change management skills
- Persuasion & influencing skills
- Professional
- Corporate awareness
- Excellent team leader
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Qualified CCAB Accountant.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant financial management experience at a senior level.
- Significant post qualification experience
- Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
- Effective team leadership
- Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
- Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
- Successful challenge of information and assumptions
- Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at senior management and executive level meetings.
- Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.
- Use of financial ledgers & reporting tools
- NHS Financial Regime & Policies
- Awareness of current NHS priorities
- Principles of service line reporting & patient level costing
Desirable
- Significant financial management experience in the NHS
- Experience of NHS research finance
- Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information
- Use of SoECAT
- Business Objectives
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong report writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Advanced excel skills
- Financial analysis and forecasting
- Complex financial modelling skills
- Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use own initiative
- Self-motivated
- Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving
- Change management skills
- Persuasion & influencing skills
- Professional
- Corporate awareness
- Excellent team leader
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street
Central London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
