Senior Finance Manager - Financial Improvement

Senior Finance Manager - Financial Improvement

The closing date is 28 June 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Group Financial Improvement Team – the first finance function to complete its corporate services transformation and now operating as a single, unified service across the Group. Bringing together the strengths of UHBW and NBT, the team combines finance, programme management and improvement expertise to drive better services, better processes and better value for patients and staff.

This is not traditional CIP or simple cost reduction; it is about making things work better.

As a Senior Finance Manager within the Financial Improvement function, you will play a central role in driving the Trust's Financial Improvement Programme and ongoing Savings Programme. You will lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance to PFIG and the Financial Sustainability Board, ensuring robust benefits tracking and supporting the creation of future‑year savings schemes. Using benchmarking and other analytical tools, you will identify opportunities to enhance both clinical and non‑clinical service delivery and financial performance.

You will provide high‑quality financial advice to clinicians and managers, shape and evaluate transformation schemes, and take ownership for progressing delivery across Divisional and Corporate areas. Working closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability, you will help embed a culture of continuous improvement and strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust.

Lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance for the Trust's Financial Improvement and Savings Programmes.

Produce high‑quality financial insight for PFIG, the Financial Sustainability Board and senior stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, clarity and timely reporting.

Develop, maintain and improve benefits tracking models to support robust monitoring of savings schemes and future‑year opportunities.

Use benchmarking, service line reporting and analytical tools to identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and financial performance.

Provide expert financial advice to clinical and operational leaders, supporting the design, evaluation and delivery of transformation and efficiency schemes.

Take ownership of financial improvement delivery within specific Divisional and Corporate areas, ensuring progress is monitored and issues are addressed proactively.

Support the development and embedding of financial policies, controls and practices that strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust.

Work closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability and Finance Business Partner to provide professional financial support across the organisation.

Build strong relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams to support collaborative working and successful delivery of improvement initiatives.

Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, promoting innovation, financial discipline and evidence‑based decision‑making.

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) are working towards merging as one organisation from July 2026.

This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Should you join NBT as an employee prior to our organisations merging, your employment will be automatically transferred across to UHBW. Should your employment begin after our two Trusts merge, you will be employed directly by UHBW and therefore UHBW terms and conditions of service will apply