Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery Division
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed term to 31st March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 177-CORP-7377004-A
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gorleston-on-Sea
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Financial Recovery Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
The Financial Recovery Advisor will play a pivotal role in supporting the Trust’s financial recovery programme. This senior finance role will provide expert financial insight, challenge and leadership to drive sustainable improvements in financial performance. The postholder will work closely with operational and clinical leaders to identify, evaluate and implement cost improvement and recovery initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and patient care standards.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job include working closely with the Division of Surgery and Women's & Children's Services, to support the Division with the recovery plan, ensuring accurate and prompt reporting to the Trust to allow for timely, strategic decision making.
To provide expert financial advice to senior stakeholders, including Executive Directors.
To develop and maintain financial KPIs to monitor progress against recovery targets.
To assist the Division with planning and forecasting, ensuring plans enable the Trust to deliver its targets and objectives.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities for this role can be found in the full job description, included within this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expertise and experience in financial management within an acute NHS provider
- Experience of building effective collaborative working relationships with a wide range of senior stakeholders
- Ability to analyse and present complex data in Excel
Desirable criteria
- Experience of budget management in a highly complex environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to manage conflicting demands and plan appropriately
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to plan and execute strategic change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Eade
- Job title
- Head of Financial Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493453278
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