Band 8c Deputy Director of Finance- QEHB

About the role

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is seeking a dynamic and ambitious Deputy Director of Finance to join the leadership team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEH), a world-renowned teaching hospital recognised for innovation, clinical excellence, and transformational patient care. As one of the UK's leading healthcare organisations, UHB provides specialist services to millions of patients and is home to advanced clinical, research, and digital healthcare programmes.

You will act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior operational and clinical leaders, shaping decisions that improve outcomes for patients while ensuring strong financial stewardship. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, you will lead financial planning, performance management, transformation programmes, and productivity initiatives across a major Clinical Delivery Group, while supporting organisation-wide objectives and deputising for the Director of Finance when required.

At UHB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of Kind, Connected, and Bold, we offer the opportunity to work alongside outstanding colleagues in an organisation committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, performance management, and transformation programmes within a major Clinical Delivery Group.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior operational and clinical leaders to drive sustainable improvement and financial stewardship.
• Support organisation-wide objectives and deputise for the Director of Finance as required.
• Develop and utilise internal and external benchmarking techniques, including business case appraisal.
• Lead, manage, and develop a finance team.
• Suggest and implement changes to local systems and processes.
• Translate complex financial information into meaningful insights for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification (fully qualified member of CCAB, as per HFMA national finance profiles definition).
• Completion of evidenced ongoing continuing professional development, in accordance with guidelines produced by the relevant Professional Accountancy Body.

Experience

Essential

• Track record of leading change in a complex organisation.
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level.
• Extensive relevant experience in financial management.
• Experience of leading, managing, and developing a team.
• Experience of suggesting and making changes to local systems and processes.

Desirable

• Evidence of delivering savings within a health or social care setting.
• Specialist, expert knowledge of specific NHS policies/procedures (e.g., Payment by Results, Coding, Patient Choice, Foundation Trusts, GIRFT, Model Hospital).
• Good working knowledge of and proven interest in the NHS, including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework.
• Up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of Financial and Management Accounting procedures, including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Familiarity with relevant changes in clinical practice and their impact on resource utilisation.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong, can thrive, knows they add value, and feels valued. We develop compassionate and culturally competent leaders, are values-driven in all we do, and create a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

We are committed to supporting staff with disabilities, including physical disabilities, long-term health conditions, mental health, or neurodiverse conditions, by making reasonable adjustments needed to carry out your role.

Pay

Agenda for Change Band 8c, with a salary range of £79,504 to £91,609 per year.

Schedule

Full-time, with flexible working options available. Permanent contract.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.