Chief Financial Officer

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic Chief Financial Officer to join their Board. This role involves shaping the future of care delivery, ensuring financial sustainability, and leading transformative initiatives across the organization. The CFO will be a key player in implementing a new operating model and addressing health inequalities in the community. This is an exciting opportunity to drive change in a forward-thinking NHS Trust.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Equal Opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential requirements of the person specification.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge traditional thinking.

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement clinical, corporate, and improvement strategies.
• Ensure safety and quality of patient care.
• Lead the workforce and set strategic direction.

Skills

Leadership

Team Player

Strategic Thinking

Job description

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic, values-driven Chief Financial Officer to join the Board of UHMB, a forward-thinking NHS provider dedicated to delivering outstanding care to our communities. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future at a time of significant transformation across the NHS.

It’s an exciting time to join our team, as we re-imagine services with a focus on the shift of treatment to prevention, hospital to community, and analogue to digital, with a focus on sustainability. A new clinical service blueprint across Lancashire and South Cumbria has been developed that we now need to implement. We are working with place partners to develop innovative neighbourhood programmes to address health inequalities and are now implementing a new operating model across the Trust.

There is significant investment and development across our geography, including the Eden Project North coming to Morecambe and the Government’s investment in the submarine building programme. Barrow Rising unites industry, education, health, transport, housing, and community regeneration to unlock potential and create a transformative opportunity for change.

We need you to be a team player, willing to challenge traditional thinking, provide inspirational leadership, and be committed to our journey of change and transformation.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Financial Officer will actively participate in shaping and implementing clinical, corporate, and improvement strategies to achieve clinical transformation and financial sustainability across the Bay and the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care system.

The CFO is a full voting member of the Board of Directors and will play a significant role in the organisation's corporate affairs as an Executive Director and member of the Unitary Board.

The CFO will share responsibility, with other executive directors, for ensuring the safety and quality of patient care, leading the workforce, setting the strategic direction of the Trust, delivering performance and financial sustainability, and maintaining relationships with external partners.

The first stage of the selection process will take place on Friday 20th June 2025 at Westmorland General Hospital.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals: Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, along with community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and RLI offer a range of hospital services, including Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various specialist clinics.

WGH provides general hospital services, an Urgent Treatment Centre, and facilities to treat non-life-threatening conditions like minor injuries and illnesses.

All three hospitals provide planned care services, including outpatient clinics, diagnostics, therapies, day surgeries, and inpatient care. Additional outreach services and diagnostics are available across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed information about the role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification available under the supporting documents. More information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be found on our website: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

• Essential requirements of the person specification

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working to support work-life balance. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only applicants demonstrating how they meet the Person Specification will be shortlisted. We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received. Interview expenses are not covered unless specified in the advert.

If the role requires Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks, a fee of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard checks, plus a £4.90 administration fee, will be charged to successful candidates (applicable to roles Band 6 and above, including Medical & Dental positions).

Newly appointed staff under the Agenda for Change contract will undergo a 6-month probation period to familiarise themselves with the role and environment.

We have introduced Pre-Onboarding, a system to support new staff through their initial months. Access it here: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This position involves contact with vulnerable populations and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) 2020, requiring a DBS check.

Name: Aaron Cummins
Job title: Chief Executive Officer
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

For confidential discussions, contact Maria Caparelli, Business Manager, via email or phone as above.