Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding, values-driven leader to join the newly formed West and North London Integrated Care Board (ICB) as Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. We are seeking an exceptional strategic leader to join our Executive Management Team and Board as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. This influential role will play a pivotal part in shaping the future of health and care services for 4.5 million residents, manage a £12 billion commissioning budget to ensure the long-term sustainability of the NHS whilst improving outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering better value for public resources.

As CFO and Deputy CEO, you will provide visionary leadership across the financial, commissioning, contracting and estates agenda, while working collaboratively with executive colleagues, system partners, local authorities, providers and communities to deliver the ambitions of the NHS and our Integrated Care System.

Main duties of the job include leading the development of innovative approaches to resource allocation that support financial sustainability, improve equity and enable the shift from hospital-based care towards prevention, community-based services and population health outcomes. You will ensure the highest standards of financial stewardship, governance and regulatory compliance, providing assurance that resources are used effectively to maximise benefits for local populations.

As Deputy Chief Executive Officer, you will work in close partnership with the Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic and operational leadership across the organisation, supporting the delivery of the ICB's vision, objectives and statutory responsibilities.

We are looking for an inspiring and credible leader with significant board-level experience, a strong track record of financial leadership within complex organisations and a passion for improving population health. You will be politically astute, highly collaborative and capable of influencing at the most senior levels. Above all, you will demonstrate compassionate, inclusive leadership, a strong commitment to our values and a determination to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities for the populations we serve.

Please see the candidate recruitment pack for further information regarding the role, application and interview process.

About us: We are NHS West and North London. We are the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it. NHS West and North London (WNL) serves over 4.5 million people and covers 13 London boroughs.

Our strategy includes:

• Reducing inequalities
• Investing strategically to prevent ill health
• Better supporting people with the greatest needs, so everyone stays well
• Making care more local and easier to access
• Empowered local people that feel more confident about their health and wellbeing

Details:

• Date posted: 14 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Very senior manager (VSM)
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 807-BC-CFO-VSM-AA-001
• Job locations: Ferguson House, 15 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JD, United Kingdom

Person Specification:

• Education/ Knowledge and Qualifications: Qualified accountant with full membership and evidence of up-to-date continuing professional development. Educated to Masters level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior (Executive Director/Chief Finance Officer) level in a specialist area.
• Experience, senior management and leadership: Experience at Chief Finance Officer board-level role. Substantial board-level leadership with health care experience and/or system leadership experience within a regulatory or similar environment.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities: Extensive knowledge of health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
• Communication and negotiation skills: Experience of communicating effectively with staff at all levels of the organisation, with the ability to engage, inspire, motivate, explain, direct, and influence.
• Values: Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime.
• Attributes and behaviours: Ability to respond calmly and constructively during periods of pressure, conflict or ambiguity.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.