North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 15 June 2025

Job summary

*Advert may close early if sufficient volume of applications is reached*

To provide a comprehensive financial management, costing and advisory service to the Head of Financial Management, Finance Business Partner and Budget holders within the Group (Trust and Subsidiary), in accordance with agreed timescales and professional standards.

Main duties of the job

To provide the corporate financial team with financial management information in relation to the Care Groups/Services/Directorate/Departments within the overallGroups monthly financial reporting requirements to the Board, NHS England & NHS Improvement.

To assist with the preparation & completion of Annual Accounts & Reference Cost returns ensuring accurate and timely completion in line with national timescales.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-COR717620

Job locations

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS19 8PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide the financial lead on Corporate Department budgets within the Group.2. To undertake the budget setting process in conjunction with the Finance Business Partner and Operational Managers. Required to monitor those budgets over thecourse of the year.3. Responsible for ensuring the General Ledger and associated financial systems are designed and developed in order to improve the level of services (quality, relevance, accuracy and timeliness of information) and increased efficiency to allow the Directorates/Departments to manage their budgets and deliver the Foundation Trust (FT) financial regime. Key to this role will be significantly improving and standardising the financial closedown and reporting process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide the financial lead on Corporate Department budgets within the Group.2. To undertake the budget setting process in conjunction with the Finance Business Partner and Operational Managers. Required to monitor those budgets over thecourse of the year.3. Responsible for ensuring the General Ledger and associated financial systems are designed and developed in order to improve the level of services (quality, relevance, accuracy and timeliness of information) and increased efficiency to allow the Directorates/Departments to manage their budgets and deliver the Foundation Trust (FT) financial regime. Key to this role will be significantly improving and standardising the financial closedown and reporting process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCAB Part Qualified Accountant, and/or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a complex finance department.
  • Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of NHS financial regimes and reporting requirements.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCAB Part Qualified Accountant, and/or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a complex finance department.
  • Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of NHS financial regimes and reporting requirements.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS19 8PE


Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS19 8PE


Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Business Partner

Azeem Mustafa

azeem.mustafa@nhs.net

01642624531

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-COR717620

Job locations

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS19 8PE


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