NHS Blood and Transplant

Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 13 August 2025

Job summary

You will be joining NHSBT at a particularly exciting time, as we continue our journey of significant change, in delivering our business unit strategies. We want you to be part of this. Your role will be crucial in delivering our strategies by supporting our customers. You will be responsible for providing financial advice, direction, and support to both financial and non-financial senior managers, and their management teams and you will act as a challenging sparring partner balancing effective business partner support with appropriate challenge, delivering strong performance management against agreed targets for your function, working to strict and challenging deadlines. You will work with a variety of enthusiastic and motivated multidisciplinary teams across the UK who are united in our core purpose of saving and improving patients lives and knowing that you have contributed to this will be one of your greatest rewards. You will continuously review your engagement within existing frameworks, processes, and systems, seeking to identify more effective and efficient systems for the management of the organisations financial resources. Critical to this role will be the ability to demonstrate business acumen in pursuit of strategic objectives, delivered in a challenging environment.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be to providing financial planning support to the senior management of a specific function / sub-function within NHSBT. Your responsibilites will include: Supporting the following key business processes: Budget Build, Financial Reporting/Forecasting, ABC/M Costing and Projects Financial Management. Acting as a challenging sparring partner balancing effective business partner support with appropriate challenge, delivering strong performance management against agreed targets for the function / sub-function. Providing advice, direction, and support to senior managers / management teams within NHSBT on financial matters. Demonstrating business acumen in pursuit of the function / sub-function(s) strategic objectives, in a challenging environment. Reporting on financial performance advising on progress against plans, identifying the reasons for variations against plan and recommending remedial action(s) where necessary. Providing financial input and general support / advice to the development of business cases / investment appraisal decisions, as well as the accurate tracking of (multiple) project delivery costs and financial benefits, attending project team meetings as appropriate. You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Details

Date posted

29 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007056

Job locations

NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHSBT

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHSBT

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

What we offer:

  • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities.
  • 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years service and to 33 days after 10 years.
  • NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions.
  • Weve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. Its open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

What we offer:

  • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities.
  • 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years service and to 33 days after 10 years.
  • NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions.
  • Weve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. Its open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Accountant with post-qualification experience. In exceptional circumstances qualification by relevant experience is acceptable.
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of financial management within a large, multi-disciplined organisation.
  • Experience of supporting the development of business cases utilising investment appraisal techniques and of project accounting support.
  • Advanced user of recognised business software packages.
  • Experience of using an integrated financial / general ledger system and of working with costing software tools.
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint and other recognised business software packages.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Accountant with post-qualification experience. In exceptional circumstances qualification by relevant experience is acceptable.
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of financial management within a large, multi-disciplined organisation.
  • Experience of supporting the development of business cases utilising investment appraisal techniques and of project accounting support.
  • Advanced user of recognised business software packages.
  • Experience of using an integrated financial / general ledger system and of working with costing software tools.
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint and other recognised business software packages.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Divisional Finance Business Partner

Amarjit Gill

amarjit.gill@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

29 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007056

Job locations

NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHSBT

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHSBT

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


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