Associate Chief Finance Officer

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Tynemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Northumbria Primary Care Limited (NPC) is a leading provider of primary care services in the North East of England. We are a proudly not for profit, entirely salaried team, wholly owned by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country’s top performing Foundation Trusts.

We are looking to appoint an Associate Chief Finance Officer who will undertake a 2 year training period with our company and upon completion progress to Chief Finance Officer and member of NPC Board of Directors. You will provide senior leadership, strategic management, and commercial acumen for the company. This role will also sit on the Board of Directors for Northumbria Primary Care Limited and as a Board director, the post holder will influence the strategic vision and will be responsible, along with other Board directors, for the development and delivery of strategic objectives, oversight of performance and risk, use of resources, and delivery of services to deliver high quality care to patients across North Tyneside and Northumberland.

The post holder will drive the delivery of well-managed budgets and ensure the financial viability of the Company. Rigorous contract management, robust delivery of agreed KPIs and project management will also be key features of the role. The post holder will have direct accountability to the subsidiary Board and will be required to attend meetings of NHFT’s Board of Directors, Finance Investment & Performance Committee, and Audit Committee, where required.

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) now serves around 1/4 of the local population from its 26 GP locations. We employ more than 500 staff and serve over 135,000 patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Hedgcock Job title: Managing Director NPC Email address: [e-mail]

For questions of a more specific finance nature please contact fellow panel member, Mrs Arlene Atkinson - [e-mail]