About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT as our new Head of Financial Management. As a senior finance leader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare services across a complex and innovative organisation with an annual turnover of almost £1 billion and a workforce of over 12,000 colleagues. Working closely with the Executive Director of Finance and senior clinical and operational leaders, you will provide expert strategic financial leadership, driving financial sustainability, transformation, service improvement and informed decision-making across the Trust. This role offers the opportunity to influence major investment decisions, lead financial planning and recovery programmes, support ambitious service developments and play a key role in delivering outstanding value for patients and communities. We are looking for an inspirational leader who can combine strategic vision with strong operational delivery, build high-performing teams, challenge constructively, and help shape the future direction of one of the UK's leading NHS organisations. If you are passionate about making a difference, thrive in a fast-paced environment and want a role where your leadership will have a lasting impact on healthcare services, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job The Head of Financial Management is responsible for leading and coordinating the Trust's financial management function, providing strategic financial leadership, expert advice and high-quality business partnering support across the organisation. The post holder will lead the delivery of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial performance reporting, cost improvement programmes and financial recovery initiatives, ensuring the Trust achieves its financial objectives while supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care. Working closely with Executive Directors, senior managers and clinical leaders, the role will provide expert financial input into major service developments, transformation programmes, investment decisions and business cases, helping to shape the future direction of the organisation. The post holder will also lead and develop a high-performing finance team, ensure robust financial governance and statutory compliance, oversee the production of accurate financial information and reporting, and act as a trusted adviser on complex financial, operational and strategic matters. This is a highly influential leadership role with significant responsibility for supporting the long-term financial sustainability and success of the Trust.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities Job responsibilities
Lead and inspire the Trusts Financial Management function, driving excellence in financial planning, performance, forecasting and business partnering across a £1bn NHS organisation.
Shape strategic decision-making by providing expert financial leadership and trusted advice to Executive Directors, senior clinicians and operational leaders on key organisational priorities and investments.
Drive financial sustainability and transformation, leading budget setting, financial recovery programmes, cost improvement initiatives and business case development that support high-quality patient care.
Develop and lead high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, accountability and professional excellence.
Provide assurance and strong financial governance, ensuring accurate statutory reporting, regulatory compliance and effective stewardship of public resources.
Act as a senior finance leader for the organisation, deputising for the Executive Director of Finance and influencing decisions at the highest levels of the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
CCAB Professional Accountancy qualification (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent). Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and commitment to maintaining professional knowledge and expertise.
Desirable
Master's degree or equivalent leadership qualification. HFMA membership or active involvement in professional finance networks.
Experience Essential
Significant senior financial management experience within a large and complex NHS organisation. Extensive experience of leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management processes.. Experience of developing and delivering financial recovery programmes, cost improvement programmes and medium-term financial plans. Experience of leading, managing and developing finance professionals and multidisciplinary teams. Expert knowledge of NHS financial management, NHS financial regimes, financial governance, statutory reporting requirements and relevant legislation.
Desirable
Experience of leading major organisational transformation or improvement programmes
Other Essential
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is able to use a car for work purposes. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Cobalt Business Park
Northumbria House
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)