Deputy Chief Finance Officer


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£112,782 to £129,783 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Prestwich, M25 3BL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

Why this opportunity matters You will work at the heart of an organisation whose purpose is to improve lives and whose ambition is to provide great places for care and great places to work. You will help translate clinical, operational and financial information into choices that improve outcomes, reduce unwarranted variation and protect long-term sustainability. You will shape how we use automation, AI and better data to reduce repetitive work, improve insight and release finance capacity to spend more time alongside services. You will influence beyond the Trust, working with NHS Greater Manchester, NHS England and partner organisations to support integrated funding, transformation and sustainable mental health pathways. You will help strengthen a culture of openness, constructive challenge and evidence-based assurance at Executive, Board and committee level. The kind of leader we want You will care about the work we do, not only the numbers we report. You will listen carefully, seek to understand the reality facing services and service users, and build trust through consistency and follow-through. You will also be confident enough to challenge assumptions, explain financial consequences plainly and say when something is not sufficiently evidenced. We do not expect you to know everything. We do expect you to be curious, to admit when you are unsure, to ask the right people and to come back with a considered answer. That combination of humility and professional courage matters to us. We are looking for someone who Is professionally qualified (CCAB / CIMA), with significant post-qualification experience and a strong track record in NHS finance leadership. Canoperate confidently with Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, clinical leaders, operational teams and system partners. Combines strategic grip with analytical curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to turn complex information into clear choices. Builds trusted relationships, supports constructive challenge and creates the conditions for high-performing teams to thrive. Brings energy, resilience, professional courage and a genuine commitment to improving lives through better use of NHS resources. If you want to lead a finance function with purpose, help shape the future of mental health care across Greater Manchester and turn better financial insight into better care, this is an opportunity to make a lasting difference. Please contact David Warhurst (CFO) for more information via Diana Paul (Executive Assistant): diana.paul@gmmh.nhs.uk.

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