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Band 8b Head of Capital

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, B15 1NTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

26 October 2026

7 days left

Job description

Are you looking to progress and develop your career in a fast paced and supportive working environment? We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic...

We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based on site, and remote working. Office based days will be at our newly refurbished offices at Regent Court, which is accessible via public transport, a few minutes from Five Ways station. Remote home working will be supported for up to 2 days per week.

For further discussion on the role, please contact Sarah.O'Donnell@uhb.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description to see full duties and responsibilities

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 neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Qualifications

Essential: - *CCAB recognised accountancy qualification; - *Post qualification experience in a complex environment; - *Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • *Capital and Lease Accounting experience
  • *Experience of monthly reporting cycles and population of month end reports
  • *Report writing
  • *Experience of working with other finance colleagues to ensure monthly tasks are completed within tight deadlines

Desirable: - *PFI Modelling and accounting experience; - *Experience of NHS capital reporting and funding mechanisms

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Translate strategic directives into operational deliverables.
  • *Use own initiative while knowing when to consult.
  • *Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial data.
  • *Ability to make judgements/decisions in complex situations and use professional judgement to ensure the best outcome for the Trust
  • *Ability to clearly/ coherently document justification for professional judgements made
  • *Manage a large workload and plan work according to changing priorities and deadlines
  • *Excellent verbal and writing skills
  • *Strong presentation skills
  • *Outstanding communication skills
  • *Well-developed systems and IT knowledge
  • *Ability to use databases, analyse highly complex data, diagnose problems, identify solutions and undertake business case benefits analysis
  • *Managing timetables milestones and diaries
  • *Experience of personal development planning and monitoring
  • *Manage time and work to tight deadlines and respond quickly and accurately to important issues
  • *Promote, drive and deliver a customer focussed service
  • *Remain calm and collected under pressure
  • *Conflict resolutions skills
  • *Influencing skills
  • *High level analytical skills
  • *Advanced Excel skills

Desirable: - *Sound understanding of the NHS Financial Regime

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

12 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

UHB
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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