Director of Income | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£112,782 - £129,783 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Derby, DE22 3NE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

Director of Income & Contracting – Band 9

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Derby Hospital, with hybrid working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior finance leader to join UHDB as Director of Income & Contracting. You will directly contribute to delivering the best possible outcomes for patients by securing contract and payment arrangements that appropriately fund our services and support improvements in care.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will be the Trust’s most senior recognised income and pricing expert. You will lead negotiations across a substantial commissioner portfolio, including our £800m main contract, £260m second-largest contract and other material contracts, working across multiple ICBs and commissioning arrangements.

You will lead an integrated team covering income analytics and reporting, and negotiation and commissioning development. Your responsibilities will include setting the Trust’s income budget, leading annual negotiations and continuous planning, and ensuring effective monthly reporting and contract monitoring.

A key priority will be developing new payment arrangements and embedding pricing and income analytics to improve decisions, reduce unwarranted variation, increase productivity and support care closer to home. Working alongside clinical and operational colleagues, you will align contracts with deliverable service and recovery plans. You will also regularly deputise for the Deputy CFO.

We are looking for a CCAB-qualified accountant with substantial senior NHS finance and contracting experience, expert knowledge of payment mechanisms and a strong record of leading complex negotiations. You will combine sound judgement and analytical ability with the confidence to influence senior colleagues, build constructive commissioner relationships and develop your team.

Closing date of applications: 8 November 2026

Interview date: 20 November 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, both professional and leadership development

• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a 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.

• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

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.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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This advert closes on Sunday 8 Nov 2026

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