236296 Director of Finance

NHS National Services Scotland; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS health board in Dumfries is seeking a visionary finance leader to drive financial recovery and reform within health services. The role involves leading teams, engaging with stakeholders, and influencing the financial landscape at both local and national levels. Ideal candidates will possess strategic thinking and financial acumen, ready to embrace new ideas and collaborate across systems. Join a commitment to delivering the best possible health and care model for the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading financial recovery programs.
• Ability to inspire and mentor finance professionals.
• Proven track record in strategic financial leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategies for NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
• Engage nationally with finance leaders to promote collaboration.
• Drive innovation and reform within the health services.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Creativity

Job description

Are you an experienced, visionary finance professional who wishes to play a key role in the transformation and renewal of health services at both local and national levels within NHS Scotland? If so, NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking an exceptional finance leader to work with the NHS Board and its key stakeholders to deliver an ambitious programme of reform and redesign with the ambition of providing the best possible sustainable model of health and care to our local population.

What’s in it for you?

• Lead the Financial Recovery of NHS Dumfries and Galloway: Be the mastermind behind bold, transformative financial strategies that captivate our staff and our communities and redefine the shape of healthcare in our region.
• Innovation Meets Passion: Dive into a role where your experience and expertise drives our teams of passionate healthcare professionals to innovate and reform.
• Lead a Dynamic Team: Inspire, lead and mentor a group of talented finance professionals who are eager to challenge convention and support the delivery of our financial recovery programme.
• Shape Dumfries and Galloway’s Financial Future: Engage with finance leaders nationally and internationally to leverage benefits to be gained from collaboration with other NHS Boards and experts further afield.

What we’re looking for:

• A strategic thinker with a mix of creativity and technical expertise
• A pioneer who thrives on challenge and is visionary whilst able to focus on delivery
• A leader with impeccable financial acumen coupled with an ability to engage a range of key stakeholders
• A finance expert ready to make significant change to the financial landscape in Dumfries and Galloway

Why Choose Us?

• You will be joining a leadership team who are eager to embrace new ideas and technology to deliver our tactical and strategic priorities
• As a leader of a Scottish Health board you will have the opportunity to influence the direction of the NHS at a regional and national level through Sub National Planning and various National groups and working directly with Scottish Government colleagues.
• Our region, although small, faces unique challenges due to its remote and rural locality, opening up additional ways of working with other remote and rural boards.
• Our position on the border with England gives us unique opportunities to collaborate with other systems and we encourage opportunities to share and learn ideas.

If you have the compassion and openness to listen to ideas, gain others' trust and be able to gain respect of colleagues at all levels of the organisation through open conversation; whilst promoting excellence through harnessing the skills and energies of our teams to drive innovative ideas we want you to consider joining our team.

Please see the Director Pack for full details of the job and use the links in the pack to find out more about working in Dumfries and Galloway by exploring the Work with us pages of our website www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus.

How to Apply

• Please submit your CV.
• Please provide a written response of three examples of experience that demonstrates your suitability for this role.

Please send the above by email to [e-mail] by midnight, Tuesday 27th January 2026.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

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