Executive Director of Finance | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	Competitive/attractive salary
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Huddersfield, HD3 3EB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is seeking an outstanding Executive Director of Finance to join our Board and help shape the future of healthcare services across Calderdale, Kirklees and the wider West Yorkshire system.

As a member of the Executive team, our Executive Director of Finance will provide strategic leadership for the Trust's financial strategy, financial management, procurement and contracting functions, supporting the delivery of our ambitious strategic objectives while ensuring long term financial sustainability.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking finance leader to contribute to the overall leadership of the Trust whilst helping to shape care delivery across the wider health and care system. Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, NHS England and partner organisations, you will play a pivotal role in supporting transformation, innovation and continuous improvement to deliver the very best outcomes for our patients and communities.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

We are looking for a visible, inclusive and values-driven leader with a strong track record of financial leadership, partnership working and organisational transformation. You will bring strategic vision, commercial acumen and the ability to balance financial stewardship with our unwavering commitment to delivering outstanding compassionate care.

For a discussion about the role please contact our Chief Executive, Rob Aitchison via email at rob.aitchison@cht.nhs.uk and by telephone on 01484 355999.

This advert closes on Thursday 17 Sep 2026

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