Finance Business Partner

Job Summary

To provide a comprehensive and high quality finance business partnering service to directorates. To promote innovation and improvement by providing expertise and analysis to inform good financial decision making and optimal use of resources.

The Trust is one of the largest acute healthcare providers in the country. Our services include Emergency and Acute Assessment units, General Medical and Surgical Services, Cancer Care, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Dentistry, Ear Nose and Throat, Neurosciences and Renal services. We offer a full range of general hospital services to around 450,000 people in Plymouth, North and East Cornwall and South and West Devon.

These include emergency and major trauma services, maternity services, paediatrics and a full range of diagnostic, medical and surgical sub‑specialties.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, high calibre finance professional to join a respected and forward thinking Finance team at a pivotal time for the Trust. This is a genuinely influential role at the heart of decision making across Finance and Operations. You will help shape the Trust's future by providing insight that informs clinical and operational strategy, supports sustainable service delivery, and enables investment in patient focused care.

Your work will span demand and capacity planning, service line viability, benchmarking performance, delivering transformational savings, and developing major capital and revenue business cases.

We are seeking someone who thrives on complexity, brings curiosity and commercial insight, and can translate sophisticated financial analysis into clear, compelling advice for senior leaders and clinical colleagues. You will be a professionally qualified accountant with strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.

This role offers a genuine opportunity to grow. We are committed to developing future finance leaders and welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate strong potential. Where appropriate, candidates may be supported in a development role at the band below, with a clear pathway into the substantive post.

For an informal discussion, please contact Steve Cavendish, Associate Director of Finance
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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a dynamic and challenging environment, which provides acute healthcare for people in Plymouth, South West Devon and South East Cornwall, and has more than 6,500 staff working in its services.

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

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We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

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Date posted: 12 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year Per Annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time,…