Deputy Chief Financial Officer | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	Dependent on experience
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Derby, DE22 3NE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Aug 2026

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Summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Deputy Chief Financial Officer to provide senior financial leadership across one of the largest NHS providers in the region.

Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, you will lead the day-to-day operation of the Finance Directorate and play a central role in shaping and delivering the Trust’s financial strategy. This is a pivotal role, with responsibility for financial planning, income and contracting, performance management, transformation, CIP delivery, procurement, costing, financial intelligence and statutory reporting.

We are looking for a fully qualified CCAB accountant with significant senior finance leadership experience in a large, complex organisation, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector. You will bring strong technical expertise, commercial judgement and the ability to lead through influence across clinical, operational and system partners.

You will be a visible, credible and inclusive leader, able to support high-quality decision-making, strengthen financial grip and help ensure the best use of resources for patients. You will also deputise for the CFO as required and represent the Trust with regional and national partners. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a high-performing finance function and contribute to the Trust’s ambition to deliver Exceptional Care Together.

The Deputy Chief Financial Officer will provide senior leadership for the Finance Directorate, supporting the Chief Financial Officer in setting and delivering the Trust’s financial strategy. The role will lead the day-to-day operation of key finance functions, including financial planning, income and contracting, performance management, procurement, costing, financial intelligence, statutory reporting, and PMO/CIP delivery.

The postholder will work closely with clinical, operational and system partners to strengthen financial grip, support effective decision-making and ensure resources are used well for the benefit of patients. They will lead the development of annual budgets, medium-term financial plans, forecasting, recovery actions and business cases, while ensuring robust governance, assurance, audit compliance and delivery of statutory financial requirements.

The role will also involve leading and developing senior finance teams, building strong relationships across the Trust and wider NHS system, representing the Trust externally, and deputising for the Chief Financial Officer as required.

Closing date: 19 July 2026

Interview date: 4 August 2026

Stakeholder carousel will be held on MS Teams on Friday 31 July 2026. Interviews will be in person at Royal Derby Hospital on Tuesday 4 August 2026.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing exceptional care together

Our fundamental values of compassion, openness and excellence underpin how we intend to work as a trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development

• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key facts about our trust:

• We see on average 4810 op appointments per day.

• We are the 4thbusiest trauma & orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.

• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.

• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.

• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.

• We are one of only 7 trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

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This advert closes on Sunday 19 Jul 2026

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