Job Overview
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust senior finance lead role within University Hospitals Tees' Managing Director portfolio, supporting long‑term financial sustainability, major transformation programmes, PFI and commercial workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive financial leadership to the financial sustainability agenda, including medium and long‑term planning, recovery and delivery of financial trajectories.
- Lead financial leadership for transformation programmes and service reconfiguration projects, ensuring robust financial appraisal, affordability, phasing of benefits and ongoing delivery assurance.
- Work autonomously under the direction of the Director of Assurance & Deputy Managing Director, providing expert advice for strategic decision‑making and organisational change.
- Embed financial sustainability considerations into PFI, commercial, contract management and transformation decisions.
- Challenge UHT senior leaders to identify, develop and deliver productivity, efficiency and value‑for‑money opportunities.
- Maintain strong financial governance, control and assurance across sustainability and transformation workstreams.
- Manage business‑as‑usual contract management arrangements, pricing, agreement and financial monitoring under PFI contracts, and support handback processes.
- Provide commercial financial input on major contracts/projects, robust financial data for performance management, business case development and other proposals.
- Advise on strategic and operational decision‑making through evidence gathering and analysis.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria – Qualifications
- Qualified with relevant finance experience; CCAB qualified accountant with experience at managerial level within a complex finance department or NHS financial experience at Senior Manager level.
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
Desirable Criteria – Qualifications
- Experience within the NHS.
Essential Criteria – Experience
- Managing finances for a highly complex NHS or comparable service, understanding cost drivers and demand impacts (e.g., emergency activity).
- Experience of system implementation and change management.
- Evidence of leadership, direction and supervision skills and ability to motivate and manage staff.
- Experience dealing with highly complex and/or sensitive information and unpredictable situations.
Desirable Criteria – Experience
- Experience in the NHS at a managerial level.
Essential Criteria – Skills, Aptitude & Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of national, regional and local financial reporting processes and systems, manual and computerised.
- Team player able to contribute effectively to shared objectives.
- Ability to work independently, interpreting financial guidance, accounting policies and standards.
- Detailed knowledge of NHS financial regimes, reporting requirements and accounting policies; understanding of HR policies relating to employee management.
Desirable Criteria – Skills, Aptitude & Knowledge
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures relating to employee management.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, background, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family circumstances or beliefs.
Important
Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
Successful candidates may be required to pay the cost of their DBS certificate, which will be deducted from first month's pay.
