Business Manager
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
West Suffolk NHS Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Business Manager to join the Strategy & Transformation Team. Working closely with d...
The purpose of this role is to support the development and delivery clinical divisions' business plans, Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs), and agreed projects.
The post holder will work collaboratively with senior clinicians and professionals to scope, develop, and deliver efficient, well-planned, and sustainable services.
The post holder will provide technical project management expertise to support divisional triumvirates to deliver meaningful change, and evidence success.
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Qualifications
Essential: - Bachelor's qualification in business management or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.; - Qualification in programme management
Desirable: - Qualification in change management methodology (e.g. Lean); - Financial qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of leading or supporting large-scale programmes or projects.
- Experience of developing service and divisional-level business plans.
- Evidence of leading the delivery of CIP programmes.
- Experience of developing and utilising key frameworks for programme management.
Skills
Essential
- The ability to strike a balance between challenging and supportive, with objective views given at all times.
- Analyse, interpret and act upon a range of different sources of complex information
- Ability to coordinate and prioritise a range of different streams and activities
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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