Innovate
People who work within a finance specialism, provide expertise to how to budget holders plan, manage and analyse for financial control and growth.
Your career route
Multiple roles across the business have the opportunity to support financial work, and roles in our business services function give direct expertise to the different elements of financial work and management.
Formal apprenticeship routes provide opportunities to gain memberships with the relevant professional bodies.
Management qualifications also support financial managers.
View the career path for more information.
Start your journey
Hit the ground running with your 90-day induction and get to know the finance function and who it serves.
Keep patient safety at the forefront by completing your mandatory training.
Develop yourself with professional conversations with your manager and by participating through the check-in and appraisal process.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The early careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.
Build your finance career
Develop your understanding of finance with a focus on the key theories vital for starting your career by completing the level 2 Finance Assistant apprenticeship.
This might support people who deal with billing and who have exposure to budgets by supporting budget holders.
Those with more experience, or looking to specialise in areas of tax or payroll could benefit from relevant finance and payroll apprenticeships:
Payroll
Payroll Administrator
Workplace pensions administrator
Payroll Assistant Manager
Finance
Credit and Debt Collection Specialist
Assistant Accountant
Compliance and risk officer
Speak to your manager or email student services for information on how to enrol in these courses.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The early careers hints and tips article & experienced careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what might do.
Links to other pathways
Commercial finance manager
Support senior leaders in the business to create and manage financial growth and control.
The level 7 finance professional apprenticeship would support this stage of your career.
Speak to your manager or email student services for information on how to enrol in these courses.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The experienced careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.
Director of Finance
Build strategies that drive change within healthcare management and learn to effectively manage across multiple disciplines through the following courses:
- Level 5 Operational Leaders
- Level 6 Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship
- Level 7 MSc Global Leadership and Management
- Level 7 Towards Outstanding for senior leaders programme
- MBA route through a specialised programme for directors
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The managerial careers hints and tips article & senior leader careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.