Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington, and Altrincham (WTWA) finance team for 18 months.

The post holder will be based  at Wythenshawe Hospital  supporting the Respiratory Division at this challenging, but exciting time. If successful, you will be a key member of our Senior Finance Leadership Team with responsibility for using your financial and business acumen to support the division to develop, as well as supporting the overall financial strategy. 

This is your opportunity to make a real difference and support the development of a complex and growing clinical division, which won the 2025 HFMA Award for Addressing Healthcare Inequalities through NHS Finance Action, for its work on the development of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme.

You will report into the Deputy Director of Finance.

Main duties of the job

To provide financial leadership to the Divisions, sharing alongside the Clinical Directors and Divisional Directors responsibility for the overall financial management and  performance of the Divisions, ensuring the production of relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and supporting information, to support the Divisions to achieve their agreed financial plan.

To lead on all strategic and operational finance for the division whilst delivering high-level financial expertise to influence decisions.  To be the finance lead in the Divisional performance management structure.  To work closely with the Clinical Directors and Directorate Managers to ensure delivery of Directorate objectives.

To work as part of the Divisional teams to ensure that Trust objectives are met, including their Financial Statutory obligations. The post holder will be responsible for increasing the level of business expertise within the Divisions and will be required to support the Clinical Directors in all financial matters.

To be a key member of the WTWA Finance Department and contribute to the delivery of its overall objectives. To lead and develop the Divisional Finance Team of three staff.  As well as financial objectives, the post holder will work as part of a team whose objectives will be to meet operational targets whilst enhancing the quality of care to patients. 

To deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance where appropriate. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.