Chief Finance Officer

Our work environment here at SECAmb is demanding, high intensity and rewarding in equal measure and spans four Integrated Care Systems, requiring a high degree of resilience and a commitment to collaborative working both within and outside the Trust.

As our Chief Finance Officer, you will share collective accountability for the delivery of our strategy and the development of the Trust, and play a key role in enabling us to achieve financial sustainability. You will ensure our financial systems offer a major contribution to the health of the population and aim to reduce inequalities in service provision. We take culture seriously, so you will take a proactive role in modelling the desired leadership behaviours to ensure we create and maintain the culture and conditions to empower people to work across organisational boundaries, in multi-disciplinary teams, in service of our strategic priorities and our patients.

Main duties of the job

We're seeking a leader with significant experience at a senior level, who brings a supportive, nurturing, and facilitative approach that allows others to come forward and succeed. You will have robust knowledge of NHS processes, relationships and culture, and demonstrable experience in the delivery of change whilst maintaining financial standards. Importantly, too, you will have experience of developing the services of an organisation to deliver long-term sustainable and customer-focused provision.

Job responsibilities

We are open to existing and aspirant Board Directors from the NHS or transferable public sector organisations who bring intellect, commitment, and energy and who have experience of working at or close to Board level and demonstrate unwavering commitment to our organisational values. We also particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters level qualification relevant to post
• Fully Qualified Accountant

Skills

• High level management and leadership skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience

• Senior Finance position held within a public sector organisation
• Extensive knowledge of the operating environment and performance standards within the NHS; legal, service and quality constraints/requirements; quality improvement methodologies.
• Substantial experience in CFO/Director of Finance or as a Deputy Director of Finance
• NHS experience at Board level.

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.