# Deputy Director of Finance

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Walton Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £94,356 - £108,814 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T14:41:03.094Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Financial_Management/Financial_Management-v8234208
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234208?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.dchs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the postholder will lead the operational finance and procurement functions, ensuring the effective use of allocated resources and delivering value for money.

The role involves working closely with Executives, senior clinicians, and managers to support the delivery of high-quality patient services.

### Main duties of the job

To lead the day-to-day finance and procurement functions ensuring staffing resources are deployed to meet Trust priorities.

To lead the development of the financial strategy, procurement strategy and annual plans to support the achievement of the Trust’s objectives.

Ensure accurate and timely completion of all financial returns for the Trust and other stakeholders.

Work with Directors and Assistant Directors to ensure financial targets are met, and use of resources are routinely challenged to ensure value for money.

To provide expert financial advice in the development of business cases / efficiency schemes.

Work with partners to develop system financial plans, system monitoring mechanisms, and to lead finance input into specified system workstreams.

To provide expert financial and procurement advice in the development of major capital business cases, revenue business cases and efficiency schemes.

Act as an advocate for ensuring economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of all trust resources.

Ensure strong financial governance processes are in place across the Trust.

To be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and an attendee at relevant board and committee meetings and other events as required.

To deputise for the Chief Financial Officer at both internal and external meetings.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- CCAB Qualified

**Desirable**

- Post Graduate Management Qualification

### Post Qualification Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience of working at a senior management level with a financial environment in a large complex organisation

## Documents

- [finance vision (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544471)
- [application guidance (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2565)
- [person specification (pdf, 159.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544469)
- [deputy director of finance job description (pdf, 888.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544470)

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