Job overview

The Trust is excited to offer a Divisional Finance and Information Manager for the Medicine Division.

We are looking for an enthusiastic leader to join our friendly & inclusive team, playing a pivotal role in shaping what our service delivery will look like in the future and how we can make a difference in the ever changing and challenging finance environment.

This post sits under the leadership of the Finance Business Partner working closely with colleagues in 4 other divisions. The Medicine finance team consist of 12 members of staff, and you will play a vital role in this team and the wider corporate Finance team.

The division has a budget of £286m, employing circa 4,000 staff over 5 business units.

The Medicine Division at UHDB is a diverse and exciting Division, managing urgent and emergency, elective & non elective care across multiple sites in two ICBs. 

Main duties of the job

You will lead a team of business unit accountants and management accounts in the delivery of a high quality service for the leaders and managers within the division. This includes all aspects of financial management, overseeing giving expert advice for the business units, supporting the budget holders and working with the wider corporate finance team where matters are highly complex or contentious. 

The role will also manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports, including forecasts. This will require a combination of analytical review and good communication with budget holders to ensure this is delivered and to enable you to influence future management actions.

Improved efficiency in how we run our services remains a challenging agenda as the Trust embarks on delivering its long term financial strategy. You will play a key part in helping us deliver this. Your insight into the issues facing the division will help us to meet this challenge.

Closing date of applications:  7 September 2025

Interview date:  18 September 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.