Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Experience
Significant post-qualification or equivalent senior experience in financial management, transformation or programme delivery within a large, complex organisation.
- Knowledge and Experience
Proven leadership of a complex PMO, financial recovery, turnaround or transformation portfolio, with evidence of improving delivery grip at scale.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of establishing programme governance, controls, reporting cadence, milestone and dependency management, risk and issue escalation, and disciplined decision tracking
- Knowledge and Experience
Practical experience of benefits-realisation assurance, including baselines, ownership, evidence, finance validation and prevention of double counting.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of using delivery-management systems, portfolio dashboards and data to identify slippage early, commission deep dives and secure corrective action.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of integrated scheme assurance across finance, workforce, activity, productivity, quality, safety and operations
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of preparing high-quality submissions and evidence for executive, Board, NHS England, integrated care board or regulatory scrutiny.
- Knowledge and Experience
Substantial leadership and line-management experience, with a record of developing high-performing teams and capability
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Hold a professional financial qualification (CCAB/CIMA).
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of financial recovery or turnaround in an NHS provider or wider health system.
- Knowledge and Experience
Formal programme, project or benefits-management qualification.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of service line reporting, patient-level costing or productivity analytics.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at UHN for an experienced, dynamic, qualified accountant to join the Corporate Reporting Team.
Working with the wider financial and operational teams, the post holder will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the position for the Financial Recovery Programme. Providing support and guidance across all areas to identify, implement and monitor schemes requires the ability to effectively communicate across a wide variety of staff groups and financial knowledge.
This is a new role within the recently reviewed team structure, delivering a vital service both internally within finance and to the wider staff base across both hospitals, Kettering and Northampton.
Main duties of the job
The Financial Recovery Programme has been established to coordinate, assure and accelerate delivery of the Trust’s financial recovery priorities while maintaining quality, safety, workforce and operational performance. You will lead the Financial Recovery PMO and provide authoritative financial and programme leadership. They will coordinate the recovery portfolio on behalf of the accountable executive and programme governance, while scheme sponsors and operational leads retain accountability for delivery and the Executive Team retains overall ownership of the Trust recovery plan.
The post holder will lead and develop the PMO function, ensuring that delivery-management systems, dashboards and reporting processes provide timely, accurate and decision focused information. They will direct the preparation of submissions, evidence packs and responses to challenge from NHS England, the relevant integrated care board and other regulators or system partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Head of Financial Recovery PMO with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Project manager role. The advertised salary is £66582.00 to £77368.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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