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Job overview

The post holder will report directly to the Site Director of Finance at Denmark Hill and will be one of two senior finance business partners for the 10 Denmark Hill Care groups and 7 pan Trust Care groups managed from Denmark Hill. The role is an interface between Finance and Operations, providing expert accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues to drive sound financial decision-making. 

The post holder will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the site’s financial and business performance.

The post holder will be accountable to the Site Director of Finance for their Business Partnering team’s adherence to Trust financial policies and procedures, statutory requirements and requirements from Department of Health and NHSI. They will be accountable for interpreting changes in government policy and assessing the financial impact of these changes on Trust Finances. They will propose and make changes to Trust policy as appropriate, ensuring that policies and procedures are developed and implemented in line with Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for provision of business partnering to care group portfolio, by:
  • Supporting and influencing operational and strategic decisions
  • Interpreting, explaining and driving financial performance
  • Advising on planning, business case development, external context, benchmarking and commercial opportunities
  • Analysing, advising on and mitigating financial risk in the division
  • Challenging behaviour that disregards the Trust’s financial principles, policies and procedures.
• Responsible for developing relationships across the site and in particular with the care group management teams to enable the delivery of effective business partnering.
• Responsible for advising and supporting Clinical Directors and managers to ensure they meet their financial obligations and responsibilities.
• Responsible for analysing and agreeing a financial forecast at detail and summary levels, which build in the effect of all actions being taken across the site’s care groups.
• Leads the monthly review of their care group’s financial performance at all levels within deadlines and makes recommendations to the Site Director of Finance on the actions to ensure trust performance meets targets, and is fully understood and agreed by the Site Executive.

Please refer to the JD for a full description.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.