Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
We have a vacancy for the role of Head of Business Partnering, a senior leadership position within our Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled and experienced finance professional to lead a high-performing Business Partnering function and support strategic decision-making across the organisation.
In this role, you will provide expert financial leadership, working closely with Executive Directors, senior clinicians, and operational leaders. Your insight and oversight will be key to supporting the Trust's performance, financial sustainability, and wider strategic goals.
Main duties of the job
As Head of Business Partnering, you will:
* Lead the Business Partnering team in delivering high-quality financial reporting, planning and advice.
* Strengthen financial governance and ensure accurate forecasting and budget control.
* Collaborate with stakeholders across the Trust and the wider system to drive value and performance.
* Play a key role in shaping and supporting the Trust's financial strategy and transformation initiatives.
This is a visible and influential role, ideal for someone looking to make a strategic impact while supporting and developing a dedicated finance team.
• Make transactional process more efficient and slicker (Efficient)
Working for our organisation
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).
On-call payment
This post will be required to participate in the Trust on-call rota and attracts payment of 1% of the basic salary.
Eligibility
This post is restricted to:
* Current NELFT staff members
* Staff at risk from NHS Trusts within the North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) and Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB)
If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* CCAB Fully qualified
* Extensive experience of working in Management role
* Significant experience in working in Public sector at a senior level
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience in developing, managing and co-ordinating the work and systems needed to financially manage a large annual budget
* Significant experience of staff management
* Experience of preparing, writing, and presenting reports including on a range of complex financial issues
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Able to fully cost projects and services
* Able to manage, organise work and review the performance of team members
* Able to work with and influence senior managers and clinicians
* Able to produce reports and present information to large groups concisely and with confidence.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
* A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
* A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
* Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
* Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link .
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected] .
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
As part of our recruitment process, we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
* Head of Business Partnering ( PDF, 528.6 KB )
* NELFT Application - Hints and Tips ( PDF, 38.4 KB )
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