About this role
Job summary
Direct recruitment only, no agencies please
We are seeking an exceptional and accomplished leader who is currently serving as Chief Finance Officer or is an experienced Deputy Chief Finance Officer within a comparable organisation.
As Chief Finance Officer, you will be a key member of the Trust's Board of Directors and Executive Team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will provide excellent strategic leadership, direction and advice on finance-related matters and key business decisions ensuring the Trust fulfils all statutory requirements. You will play an essential role in discussions and negotiations with commissioners for existing and future contracts.
Experience of working with joint ventures and/or subsidiaries would be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
For this pivotal role, we are seeking an individual who can demonstrate ambition for the Trust and its intention to make an application to become and Advanced Foundation Trust alongside a proven track record as a senior finance leader. You will be ready to contribute across the breadth of the Board's agenda including strategy development
You will provide strong, visible, compassionate and values-based leadership and bring a deep commitment to equalities and anti-racism. You will possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. An active commitment to the values and ethos of the Trust, with a focus on delivering quality services for our patients, is vital.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusive Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Job description Job responsibilities
Candidates interested in this critical post should download the Recruitment Pack for further details and how to apply.
Candidates should apply for this role by completing an application form and providing a CV as well as providing a covering letter to [email protected].
Confidential conversations with Joan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer are welcome. Please [email protected] to arrange.
Interviews are scheduled for 30 September 2026.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level, ideally masters, or equivalent experience A recognised professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, CIPFA or CCAB equivalent).
Skills, abilities and personal qualities Essential
Strategic and operational financial leadership capability Robust performance management and improvement skills, including the ability to use data, assurance reporting, and predictive insight to drive productivity and quality improvement High-level influencing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility to represent the Trust and build trusted partnerships across systems Commitment to robust governance and risk management, ensuring effective controls, accountability, and assurance Visible, inclusive, and compassionate leadership style that promotes an open culture, empowers teams and role-models high professional standards Ability to develop leadership capability and talent, including succession planning and performance development Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to reducing health inequalities through population health approaches and neighbourhood-based models of care Resilience and personal effectiveness to operate in a high-profile, high accountability role, managing competing priorities and delivering through others
Knowledge and experience Essential
Significant senior financial leadership experience within a complex healthcare organisation (ideally NHS), with accountability for financial performance and control against national, regional, and local standards Demonstrable record of delivering financial performance against plans, including delivery of cost improvement programmes and effective management of income and expenditure Experience of operating at Board / Executive level, contributing to organisational strategy, governance and assurance, and effective decision making Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships across health and care systems, including commissioners, provider partners, and wider stakeholders Understanding of the role of digital, data and operational intelligence in improving quality, performance, and productivity Experience of working with, or oversight of, commercial operations, subsidiaries, and/or joint ventures, ensuring alignment with NHS priorities and governance requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - The Spine
Paddington Village
Liverpool
L7 3FA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)