About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading specialist trusts with an international reputation for excellence and innovation.
Reporting to the CFO, the Deputy CFO is a pivotal leadership role in the Trust. This is more than a traditional Deputy role -- it's an opportunity for the right candidate to actively contribute to the delivery of the Trust's Strategy.
You will be responsible for providing strategic financial leadership, direction and advice across the organisation, ensuring the Trust makes best use of public resources and delivers on its strategy objectives. It's a brilliant opportunity for the right candidate to develop their collaborative and compassionate leadership skills in a highly supportive environment
The postholder will also act as the Finance Director for the Royal Papworth Charity which exists to raise funds and receive donations to sustain the hospital as the UK's leading centre of excellence for the treatment and diagnosis of cardiothoracic diseases. More details can be found at royalpapworthcharity.com
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with a forward-looking mindset, who will relish the development opportunity that this role provides and contribute positively to the organisation.
The successful candidate will have previous NHS experience and a strong grasp of the strategic context in which the Trust operates. You will be an experienced accountant with exceptional communication skills and a values-based approach to your work. You will be an influential team player who works in a collaborative way to empower, motivate and influence key stakeholders inside and outside the organisation.
The Finance Team is a positive and supportive place to work, where your learning and development will be actively supported. We actively support flexible working and are committed to encouraging diversity to ensure our finance team identifies, nurtures and supports talented individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applications from every individual that meets the requirements of the job specification.
Please see the job specification for further details. If you wish to discuss this role further then please contact Sophie Harrison, Chief Finance Officer ([email protected])
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
*Masters degree (or equivalent) or equivalent level of experience. *Completion of a CCAB / CIMA recognised accountancy qualification with significant PQE experience preferably in a specialist Financial Management or Financial Services or Strategic Finance role. Professional registration with a CAAB body. *Evidence of ongoing professional and leadership development
Experience Essential
*Extensive knowledge of all elements of financial management and control in the NHS, particularly demonstrating an ability to interpret statutory and DHSC guidance to recommend necessary actions and implement them. *Experience working across more than one financial function (for example, experience working across more than one of the following: financial management, financial control, commissioning & income, capital, performance reporting, audit etc). *Senior leadership experience at a strategic level in a large complex organisation in the public or healthcare sector. *Highly experienced, compassionate and skilled senior leader, used to leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver organisational wide change projects. *Able to lead transformation, change management and organisational development, through the application of change methodologies. *Collaborative in approach to solving problems and excellent at building successful, positive relationships across the organisation and with partners outside the Trust. *Able to demonstrate building an inclusive, equal and diverse culture in your current team and in the wider organisation. *Demonstrate flexibility in how you work, able to switch focus and juggle shifting priorities across a broad portfolio. Able to work on several projects or pieces of work simultaneously, across different professional portfolios, and deliver to agreed deadline. *Credible and effective at working at Executive Team and Board level, able to gain their confidence and buy in. *Advanced keyboard skills.
Additional Criteria Essential
Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration *Ability to travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and occasionally to other regional and national events. Role is mainly VDU based.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)