Full job descriptionBusiness ManagerBand 8bMain area

Business Manager
Grade

Band 8b
Contract

Permanent
Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref

367-CORP-101666
Site

The Colonnades
Town

Hatfield
Salary

£68,852 - £79,638 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

04/10/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewThe role of the Strategy and Development Team is to support the Trust to improve outcomes for people with mental ill health, learning disability or

autism by providing a clear strategic direction and ensuring constructive relationships with commissioners and stakeholders. We are a small

team leading on strategies and contracts for the Trust.

You will join a team of four other Business Managers supporting the organisation
Main duties of the jobThis role will support one of the Trust’s Divisions with their planning and commercial activity. This will include supporting the development of the Annual Plan and Divisional Plans and acting as the main link to commissioners for services within these Divisions.

Alongside this the role will contribute to key projects that will allow the Trust to retain and grow in income in a sustainable and profitable manner

such as supporting the development of tender submissions and business cases in connection with planned service changes.
Working closely with senior managers, finance and HR colleagues you will take responsibility for maintaining positive relationships with our key

commissioners. This will include leading on contract and performance discussions; supporting colleagues in the development of service proposals and supporting in the development and monitoring of the Trust’s key strategic plans.

There will also be a requirement for some travel throughout the HPFT footprint, this includes Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ’Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will work flexibly in a project based environment with overall accountability to the Deputy Director of Strategy and Development,

but with responsibility to individual project leaders for delivery of agreed actions.

This role will:
*Support one of the Trust Divisions with their operational plans
*Work with colleagues to ensure contracts are up to date and are managed effectively
*Work with operational leads to provide commissioners with appropriate and timely information and to complete business cases for

additional investment
Person specificationExperienceEssential criteria*Advanced professional knowledge acquired through a degree supplemented by specialist training to masters or equivalent level, management qualification or experience.
*Post graduate qualification in relevant area of health or social care
*Evidence of Management Training
*Extensive experience at senior management level
ExperienceEssential criteria*Significant operational management experience at a senior level within a complex organisation
*Experience of working within a commercial environment and developing plans based on external market forces
*Project management experience
*In depth knowledge and experience of business management, competitor analysis and planning based on external competition and drivers
*Evidence of building effective relationships with commissioners, partners and clinical leaders
*Experience of successful budgetary management
Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.
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*Staff Benefits (PDF, 888.5KB)
*Guidance on AI usage in job applications (PDF, 55.0KB)
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Further details / informal visits contactName

Simon Pattison
Job title

Deputy Director of Strategy
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