Finance Business Partner University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The Head of Income is a senior role within the Finance Directorate, responsible for leading all aspects of the Trust’s income, including commissioner contracts, provider-to-provider agreements and specialised commissioning arrangements. As the Trust’s expert on the NHS Payment Scheme, tariff and counting & coding rules, the post holder ensures income is accurately planned, validated, reported and protected.

Working closely with clinical divisions, operational teams, coding and analytics colleagues, the role leads the income assurance cycle, supports annual contract negotiations, and provides clear advice to the Deputy Director of Finance and senior leaders on income risks and opportunities. The post holder manages the Income Team and represents the Trust in discussions with the ICB, NHS England and external providers.

This role is essential to maintaining the integrity of the Trust’s financial position and supporting delivery of high‑quality, sustainable patient care.

• Lead all aspects of the Trust’s income, including commissioner contracts, provider‑to‑provider agreements and specialised commissioning arrangements.
• Act as the Trust’s expert on the NHS Payment Scheme, tariff and counting & coding rules.
• Ensure income is accurately planned, validated, reported and protected.
• Lead the income assurance cycle.
• Support annual contract negotiations.
• Provide clear advice to the Deputy Director of Finance and senior leaders on income risks and opportunities.
• Manage the Income Team.
• Represent the Trust in discussions with the ICB, NHS England and external providers.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

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