Deputy Director of Finance in Port Talbot

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Swansea Bay University Health Board, Headquarters Town Port Talbot Salary £114,475 - £131,732 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

Welcome toSwansea BayUniversity Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea BayUniversity Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

Applications are invited from current NHS Wales employees only . We reserve the right to close this advert early should a suitable number of applications be received.

Swansea University Health Board is seeking an exceptional finance leader to join the organisation as Deputy Director of Finance. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will provide strategic financial leadership across one of Wales' largest healthcare organisations, supporting the delivery of safe, sustainable and high-quality services for our population

The post holder will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy, ensuring robust governance, delivering financial sustainability and supporting transformational change programmes across the HB. Working closely with Executive Directors, clinical leaders, operational managers and external partners, you will help drive innovation, value-based healthcare and continuous improvement

The DDOF is a senior executive leadership role responsible for supporting the Executive Director of Finance in delivering the HB’s statutory financial duties and ensuring effective stewardship of public resources

Leading the Finance function, ensuring robust financial governance, control, planning and performance management arrangements are in place to support the Board’s objectives and statutory responsibilities

The post holder works closely with Executive Directors, Board Committees, Welsh Government and wider system partners, providing expert financial advice, assurance and constructive challenge on complex strategic and operational issues

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide senior strategic financial leadership for a Health Board with an annual revenue budget of approximately £1.6 billion, supporting the Executive Director of Finance in discharging statutory financial duties, maintaining financial control, and ensuring effective stewardship of public resources.

The role will operate with significant delegated authority, deputising for the Executive Director of Finance as required, and providing formal financial advice, assurance and challenge to Executive Directors, Board Committees, Welsh Government and wider system partners.

This is a highly senior executive-level post operating in close partnership with Executive Directors and engaging extensively with external strategic partners, including Welsh Government and national regulatory bodies.

The role functions at a corporate and system-wide strategic level, frequently in the absence of established precedent, requiring the post holder to exercise expert professional judgement in the interpretation of complex, sensitive and often contentious financial information.

Directly accountable to the Executive Director of Finance, the post holder has corporate responsibility for the leadership, direction, and delivery of the Health Board’s financial services function, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, statutory responsibilities, and national policy frameworks.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Membership of a professional Chartered Accounting institution.
• CCAB Qualified Accountant — professional accountancy qualification plus further specialist knowledge training and experience. Postgraduate Master's level qualification in management or finance.
• Extensive, in-depth specialist knowledge across financial management, workforce planning and service planning, developed over a significant period at a senior level. Detailed understanding of the NHS financial regime, including statutory and regulatory requirements
• Comprehensive knowledge of NHS structures, governance frameworks, and partner organisations
• Advanced understanding of national policy, legislation and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to interpret and apply these in practice
• Strong knowledge of improvement methodologies, service transformation and leadership best practice
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Understanding and interpretation of relevant NHS legislation, of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner healthcare organisations.

Experience

• Extensive senior-level experience of leading corporate finance strategy and contributing to Board-level decision-making within a large, complex NHS or public sector organisation.
• Proven track record of delivering organisation-wide financial planning, recovery and transformation programmes with demonstrable impact.
• Significant experience of operating at Board or Executive level, influencing strategic direction and managing complex, high-risk financial challenges.
• Demonstrable experience of leading large, multi-disciplinary teams, including workforce planning, organisational change and performance management.
• Experience of working across organisational and system-wide partnerships, delivering integrated, Value-Based services and influencing policy and service development

Aptitude and Abilities

• Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours.
• Applies high-level strategic and analytical skills to interpret complex information and inform Board-level decisions
• Demonstrates advanced programme and project management capability, managing multiple complex priorities and delivering outcomes
• Exercises autonomous judgement and professional credibility in a highly complex, high-risk environment
• Exhibits exceptional leadership and influencing skills, engaging senior stakeholders across organisational and system boundaries
• Communicates complex and sensitive information clearly and persuasively to diverse, senior audiences
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

Other

• Ability to travel within geographical area timely.
• Able to work hours flexibly

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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