Deputy Chief Finance Officer

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Oswestry seeks a Deputy Chief Finance Officer who will provide strategic financial leadership and governance. The ideal candidate is a qualified CCAB accountant with extensive experience in financial leadership roles within NHS or complex health environments. Responsibilities include advising the board, shaping financial strategies, and ensuring compliance. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth within a specialized healthcare setting.

Benefits

Supportive Executive team

Development-rich environment

Opportunities for Board-level exposure

Qualifications

• Minimum five years post-qualification experience.
• Significant experience in a financial leadership role.
• Experience at Board Committee level.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted senior advisor to the Board.
• Lead development of Finance and Investment Strategies.
• Drive efficiency and financial sustainability.

Skills

Financial strategy formulation

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Team management

Governance compliance

Education

Qualified CCAB accountant

Tools

Financial modelling tools

Job description

Deputy Chief Finance Officer

The closing date is 09 February 2026

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a nationally recognised centre of orthopaedic excellence, based in a beautiful rural part of Shropshire, as Deputy Chief Finance Officer. This follows the successful appointment of the previous postholder to Deputy Chief Commercial Director.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) is a highly regarded specialist Trust with a strong national reputation for orthopaedic care, innovation, research and patient outcomes. We are seeking a positive, energetic and forward‑thinking finance leader who is motivated by opportunity, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Chief Finance and Commercial Officer, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the Trust's financial strategy. You will be a key member of the senior leadership team, providing high‑quality financial advice to the Board and Executive, leading core finance functions, and supporting the organisation to continue to thrive in a complex and evolving NHS environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious Deputy to operate at Board level within a focused, specialist organisation where finance leadership has real visibility and impact.

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Main duties of the job

• Act as a trusted senior advisor to the Board, Executive Team and Finance & Performance Committee
• Lead the development and delivery of the Trust's Finance, Investment and Capital Strategies
• Champion strong financial governance, stewardship and regulatory compliance
• Lead finance, contracting and procurement functions, ensuring services are responsive, high‑quality and forward‑looking
• Drive delivery of the Trust's efficiency programme and long‑term financial sustainability
• Lead contract negotiations and system‑level financial modelling for MSK services
• Deputise for the Chief Finance and Commercial Officer and represent the Trust at system, regional and national forums
• Provide visible, engaging leadership that energises teams and promotes a culture of positivity and continuous improvement

About us

RJAH is a nationally recognised centre of orthopaedic excellence, with a distinctive culture and a strong sense of purpose. We value humility, positivity, honesty and action. Our people are encouraged to lead, innovate and make a difference, regardless of grade.

For the right candidate, this role offers

• Genuine exposure to Board‑level leadership and decision making
• The opportunity to share strategy within a specialist, high‑impact organisation
• A supportive Executive team and a committed, high‑performing finance function
• A development‑rich environment for aspiring future NHS Finance Directors

Job responsibilities

You will be a fully qualified CCAB accountant with senior‑level experience in NHS or complex health and social care environments. Just as importantly, you will bring energy, optimism and a collaborative leadership style.

You will be someone who:

• Thrives on opportunity and enjoys working at pace
• Builds strong, trusted relationships with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues
• Communicates financial insight clearly, confidently and positively
• Leads with credibility, warmth and professionalism
• Is motivated by improving services and outcomes for patients and staff
• You may already be operating at Deputy or Associate Director level, or be ready to step into a broader, more influential leadership role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB accountant with a minimum of five years post‑qualification experience
• Evidence of continued professional/leadership development

Experience

• Significant experience in a financial leadership role e.g. sub or board director working a multi‑disciplinary, multi‑agency health/social care environment
• Experience of working at Board Committee level
• Proven track record of financial delivery
• Experience of formulating financial strategy
• Experience of major capital investment plans
• Experience of managing complex change successfully
• Experience of influencing service redesign and clinical developments through financial and performance information, data and service line reporting processes
• Ability to act corporately and take corporate decisions; influencing, persuading and advising the Board on financial and performance matters
• Track record of achieving financial targets
• Experience of building successful partnership arrangements and managing intensive interagency working
• Experience of team management and development

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of corporate, statutory and legal duties of NHS Trusts, including Foundations Trusts
• Knowledge of professional, educational and statutory requirements of staff under your leadership
• Clinical and corporate governance
• Ability to operate effectively in the political and economic environment
• A broad knowledge in a number of areas e.g. health /social care management, operational services, quality requirements, Corporate Governance and Risk, acquired through training and proven experience over a number of years
• Knowledge of government policy and ability to translate that into a local context for financial delivery across the organisation
• In depth understanding of NHS legislation, Foundation Trust requirements, Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders
• Ability to present financial information in an understandable format
• Knowledge of benchmarking, research and audit requirements to continuously develop financial services and improve standards of care
• Refined and transferable leadership skills - ability to adapt and adjust style to meet the needs of a situation
• Highly developed leadership skills, tools and techniques in a number of areas:- strategic development and planning, Change management, political intelligence, influencing, engaging and collaboration skills
• Generate a clear vision and sense of direction translating that for other levels of staff.
• Engaging and empowering approach that seeks engage, involve and develop others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner
• Ability to coach and facilitate the development of team members to increase performance

Personal Qualities

• Strategic thinker and effective change agent
• Strong leadership skills and an effective manager of people
• Self‑motivated
• Analytical and interpretative skills to determine financial imperatives of government policy
• Maintains high standards of professional probity
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work effectively in collaboration and partnership with other colleagues and professionals
• Decision maker

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.

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT