Chief Commercial Officer

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A key healthcare social enterprise is seeking a Chief Commercial Officer to lead commercial strategy and financial stewardship. This executive role involves working closely with other leaders to ensure services are resilient and aligned with the organization's purpose. The ideal candidate must possess extensive commercial and financial experience, strong leadership skills, and a genuine commitment to purpose-led leadership. Attractive salary package and benefits offered for the right candidate.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

Car allowance

Pension scheme honor

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

NHS staff discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior commercial, finance, or transformation leadership roles.
• Strong experience in financial governance, audit, and risk management.
• Understanding of NHS commissioning and contracting frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the organisations commercial strategy.
• Drive transformation and efficiency programmes to improve quality.
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Commercial judgement

Financial expertise

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent)

Job description

We are delighted to be partnering exclusively with DHU Healthcare in recruiting for their new Chief Commercial Officer, a key executive leadership role at the heart of a respected healthcare social enterprise.

• Competitive base salary of circa £140,000 - £150,000 dependent on experience.
• 10% annual bonus scheme available based on company performance.
• Entitled to receive a car allowance of up to £5,000 per annum.
• Competitive pension scheme DHU will honour your current NHS pension (if applicable).
• 27 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays), increasing with longevity.
• Additional compassionate leave, bereavement leave, and support for other important life events.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to support you through one of lifes biggest moments.
• Birthday leave pre-book your birthday (or a day nearby) to help you celebrate in style.
• Car lease/cycle to work scheme and free parking available at many locations.
• Extensive wellbeing support including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Support for veterans/reservists flexible leave, understanding managers & dedicated policies.
• Exclusive NHS and DHU staff discounts for a variety of different retailers.

Main duties of the job

As Chief Commercial Officer, you will lead DHU Healthcares commercial, financial and strategic agenda, ensuring the organisation remains resilient, values-led and well positioned for the future.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will operate as a core member of the Executive Team, with enterprise-wide accountability for commercial strategy, financial stewardship, new business development and strategic partnerships.

Your influence will extend across the organisation, working closely with clinical, operational, and corporate leaders to ensure services are financially robust, contractually compliant and aligned with DHUs purpose. You will balance day-to-day commercial leadership with long-term planning, investment and transformation, ensuring that commercial decisions always support patient care and social value.

About us

DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company delivering urgent, primary and community care services to more than 11 million people each year. With around 3,000 colleagues and an annual turnover of approximately £150m, DHU combines the scale and complexity of a major healthcare provider with a clear social purpose. As the health and care system continues to evolve, DHU is focused on sustainable growth, strong stewardship and partnerships that improve access and outcomes.

Job responsibilities

As Chief Commercial Officer, you will:

• Provide visible, values-led leadership and set clear commercial and financial direction across DHU
• Lead the development and delivery of the organisations commercial strategy, identifying sustainable growth opportunities
• Lead business development activity, including tender development, contract negotiation and partnership management
• Advise the Chief Executive Officer and Board on investment decisions, capital planning, and business cases
• Drive transformation and efficiency programmes that improve quality, productivity and organisational capability
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring responsible use of resources
• Maintain strong governance, assurance, audit and enterprise risk management arrangements
• Strengthen commercial capability and financial literacy across the organisation
• Ensure robust contract and performance management across DHUs service portfolio

Person Specification

Qualifications

• This role will suit a senior leader who brings strong commercial judgement and financial expertise, alongside a genuine commitment to purpose-led leadership.
• Extensive experience in senior commercial, finance, or transformation leadership roles, ideally within healthcare or another regulated environment
• A professional accountancy qualification, such as CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent
• A proven track record of shaping commercial strategy and leading complex partnerships
• Strong experience in financial governance, audit, and risk management
• Evidence of leading major organisational change or transformation with measurable impact
• Ideally an understanding of NHS commissioning, contracting frameworks and Integrated Care System operating models
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage credibly at executive and system level
• Alignment with social enterprise values and a commitment to delivering public value
• You will combine commercial acumen with a challenging yet compassionate approach, bringing a leadership style that is collaborative, inclusive and trusted. Youll have the confidence to navigate complexity and ambiguity while keeping people and patients at the heart of every decision.
• This is an opportunity to shape the future of a large, respected social enterprise where commercial leadership directly supports patient care, colleagues and communities.
• If you are interested in finding out more about the Chief Commercial Officer position, please contact Nikki Kinsey or Adam Rouse at Sellick Partnership.

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.