Associate Director of Finance - Financial Delivery

Job overview

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust are working together in a federated partnership to support the wider ambitions of Dorset’s Integrated Care Partnership.

This is an exciting time to join us as we strengthen  our collaboration and create new opportunities to improve services, enhance productivity and secure long-term financial sustainability. Finance is central to enabling this transformation to ensure the best use of our resources.

Experienced needed:

A professional finance qualification with significant senior leadership experience in a large complex organisation

A strong track record of delivering challenging financial and operational targets

Experience of financial turnaround, recovery and sustainability programmes

Proven success leading complex transformation and organisational change

Excellent communication and influencing skills, the ability to engage senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders

Strong analytical capability, with experience turning complex data into clear actions and decisions

A visible, values-led leadership style that inspires confidence and accountability

Resilience, pace and sound judgement in a demanding and evolving environment

For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law on 07554 443 877 or to apply please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an exceptional senior finance leader to join us as Associate Director of Finance – Financial Delivery, a newly created role working across two organisations.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officers of the partnership, this high-profile role will lead the delivery of ambitious short to long-term financial objectives across both Trusts. You will play a pivotal part in shaping financial recovery, driving productivity, embedding accountability and supporting transformational change at scale.

You will work closely with executive colleagues, operational leaders, clinicians and system partners to identify and implement sustainable improvements that strengthen financial performance while supporting safe, high-quality care.

Key responsibilities:

Leading the development and delivery of financial recovery and improvement programmes across both Trusts

Driving cost improvement, productivity and efficiency schemes with a focus on recurrent benefits

Creating robust accountability frameworks for clinical, operational and corporate teams

Supporting strategic transformation programmes that improve sustainability and service delivery

Providing expert financial advice to executive teams and senior leaders

Developing high-quality governance, reporting and performance monitoring arrangements

Building a culture of continuous improvement, value and financial ownership across the organisations

Leading and developing specialist teams to support delivery of ambitious objectives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

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