Band 8b Deputy Head of Finance

Band 8b Deputy Head of Finance

The closing date is 08 February 2026
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Ready to make every pound count where it matters most?

We're seeking a qualified accountant to join Heartlands Hospital as Deputy Head of Finance – where your financial expertise directly impacts patient care in communities that need us most.

This is Heartlands – we're the heart in Heartlands. We serve communities with substantial socioeconomic challenges, ranking among England's most deprived areas for education, employment and health outcomes. We're very proud and privileged to serve an ethnically diverse population reflected in our staff mix.

Use this opportunity to make a real impact in a 530m turnover hospital serving thousands of patients every year. As one of three Heads reporting to the AD of Finance, you'll be the trusted financial advisor to our surgical services and the 155m budget it holds – influencing daily decisions that maximise value for patients while maintaining financial control.

We need someone passionate about our community – someone who sees finance not as numbers on a page but as the foundation that enables surgical teams to deliver excellence. Someone who can challenge constructively, build relationships across clinical and operational teams, and lead through influence.

• Business Partnership – Be the financial voice for surgical services, driving insight and timely decision‑making that balances quality care with financial sustainability.
• Performance Leadership – Deliver accurate, timely monthly reports to Board and stakeholders, ensuring key decisions are based on robust financial information.
• Forecasting & Planning – Oversee preparation of robust forecasts, lead annual financial planning, and support mitigation actions when performance deviates from plan.
• Productivity Champion – Identify efficiency opportunities using financial analysis and project management skills, working with teams to deliver productivity improvements on time.
• Financial Challenge – Lead discussions on financial performance, appropriately challenging managers and highlighting financial implications of operational decisions.
• Team Development – Manage and develop your finance team, creating a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring comprehensive service to all stakeholders.
• Deputising Authority – Step up for the Head of Finance when required, developing advanced understanding of services and representing finance at senior meetings.

You’ll live our values:
Kind, Connected, Bold. You’ll work where financial discipline meets compassion, where every decision considers community impact, and where doing more with less isn’t just a challenge – it’s our commitment to the people we serve.

For an informal discussion, contact  – Associate Director of Finance.

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

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neuro‑diverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please note:

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

• Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification – i.e. 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.

• Track record of leading change in a complex organisation.
• Experience of multi‑professional collaboration at a senior…