Chief Financial Officer

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in the East Midlands is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to drive financial management and oversee the finance, performance, and procurement functions. The role involves crafting financial plans, supporting strategic initiatives, and managing large-scale projects. Candidates must have strong leadership skills and proven experience in the healthcare sector. The Trust offers a collaborative environment committed to providing exceptional care. Interested individuals should apply by sending their CV and cover letter by 11 January 2026.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Evidence of managing all required areas; commercial, subsidiaries estates, capital, procurement performance.
• Experience of working within the Acute/multi-site provider sector.
• Ability to manage large scale budgets with demonstrable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Craft financial plans and frameworks, ensuring execution.
• Manage the development and delivery of the Trust's Estates and Capital programme.
• Oversee large-scale projects and charitable funds.

Skills

Leadership in complex healthcare environments

Financial management

Performance management

Strategic planning

Education

Current full membership of a CCAB body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS) or CIMA

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Financial Officer

The closing date is 11 January 2026

UHDB NHS Foundation Trust is a large integrated acute and community provider and a major teaching hospital which is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of our communities. Playing an influential and critical role in two integrated care systems, we are an organisation of considerable scale, complexity and potential, and we recognise the important role we play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. We have over 14,000 staff working across five hospitals and many other sites and are rated Good by the CQC; however, we recognise the challenges we face and are committed to implementing the improvements required.

Pivotal to delivering these improvements and fostering a culture of exceptional will be the appointment of an accomplished and visionary Executive Chief Financial Officer to join our Board. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will advise the Board on financial, contractual, commercial, and performance matters, overseeing the finance, performance, and procurement functions of the Trust and ensuring the effective management of resources and delivery of financial objectives, aligning with our Exceptional Care Together strategy. We are seeking a proven leader with a track record of driving organisational change within a complex healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

You will be instrumental in crafting financial plans and frameworks and ensuring their effective execution. Additionally, you will provide the structure for performance management, supporting the CEO in maintaining a strong working relationship with NHSE and Derbyshire and Staffordshire Systems. Your role will also entail managing the development and delivery of the Trust's Estates and Capital programme, as well as overseeing large-scale projects. Furthermore, you will be responsible for appraising and managing the organisation's charitable funds, contributing to the Trust's overall mission and objectives.

You will be an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership behaviours that uphold our values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence, providing strategic vision, challenge, and support to all colleagues in the Trust.

In this appointment process we are actively seeking candidates from a range of diverse and inclusive backgrounds who offer the executive skills required to take our Trust forward, and your values and ability to inspire and harness the talents of others is critical for us.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

Job responsibilities

If you share our values and ambition and are ready to lead our Trust into the future, we invite you to apply by sending your CV and covering letter to [e-mail]

Please ensure your CV includes your full employment history.

For a confidential conversation with Stephen Posey Chief Executive Officer regarding this opportunity, please contact Jackie Counsell either via email or phone. [e-mail] or 01332 787275

Closing date of applications - 11 January 2026

Interview details:

Stakeholder Carousels - 22nd or 23rd January 2026

Interviews - 28th January 2026

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current full membership of a CCAB body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS) or CIMA

Experience

• Evidence of managing all required areas; commercial, subsidiaries estates, capital, procurement performance
• Experience of working within the Acute/multi-site provider sector

Knowledge

• Quantifiable metrics of what they have managed - eg budget size, recovery targets, PFI scale, capital programme
• Demonstrable evidence of and working in a leadership role at strategic level
• Ability to manage large scale budgets Demonstrable outcomes

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust