Job Description

Band 8a

Main area

Finance

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-NN-7344804-FM-HM

Site

Epsom Gateway

Town

Epsom

Salary

61,631 - 68,623 per annum, pro rata, incl. Outer London HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

12/08/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated, enthusiastic professional to work in a high profile role within the Finance department at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.



The successful candidate will be supporting at least one clinical area reporting to, and occasionally deputising for, the Finance & Business Manager. They will be an integral part of the finance department as well as a key point of contact for the divisional team. The post holder will also be managing at least one member of staff, including supporting them in their career development and completing their annual appraisal.



This is an exciting time to join the finance team at ESTH, as the department looks to enhance the service it provides the Trust to aid decision making against the backdrop of needing to reduce corporate costs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide financial support to high profile projects within the Trust, in a challenging but supportive environment.





Candidates must have worked within a complex and rapidly changing environment preferably with previous experience of NHS finances. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are essential to allow effective communication with a broad spectrum of stakeholders including divisional management teams, executive directors, clinicians and staff at all levels.

Main duties of the job

To provide sound financial advice to a Division and to the Trust. In particular using financial and other information to support the Directorate Management team in making recommendations for improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Directorate/Trust. To direct and lead the work of the management accountant to provide an efficient and proactive management accounting service to Departments within the Directorate and the Trust, ensuring deadlines are met and the needs and objectives of the Trust are achieved. To promote and support a culture of robust and innovative service based financial planning across the Trust. To represent the Trust's financial interests when dealing and negotiating with 3rd party contractors and external organisations. As part of the Finance Department Management team provide effective leadership for the success and future direction of the Department.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).


After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be a finance lead for a Directorate/Division in the Trust, including responsibility for the management accounting function of that area. To ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of financial systems and processes. To investigate and advise on highly complex issues & lead on providing financial and business planning advice to the Division. Responsibility for the management and performance of at least one member of staff. To ensure that the financial statements represent a true and fair view and meet relevant financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.

Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

CCAB Qualified accountant with PQE #

Experience

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Essential criteria

Experience of working in a financial management role ##

Desirable criteria

Management and supervision of Staff #

Knowledge & Skills

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Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills Ability to analyse, interpret and utilise complex information for reporting, forecasting, costing and planning purposes Ability to work to tight timescales

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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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.