Job overview
UCLH is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic senior manager to join the friendly and collaborative Strategic Finance team.
The Strategic Finance team oversees the strategy, planning, delivery and financial reporting for a complex capital programme spending between £70m to £100m each year. The programme includes strategic projects (like our new Dementia Research Institute and Neonatal Expansion), innovative transformational projects (like Power Purchase Agreements and Digital Diagnostics) and our Trust-wide replace and refresh programme.
You will be working with the Senior Project Finance Manager to lead the Strategic Finance team of six, with direct responsibility for a team of three. You will also be responsible for effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders who support delivery of the capital programme across the Trust.
This is a key role within the corporate centre of an innovative and forward looking finance team. It is an opportunity to make a real difference to how services are delivered supporting improvements in patient care and for our staff.
Proposed interview date 13th May 2026
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibility will be to support effective delivery of a large and complex capital programme on time and within budget. This includes financial management of the programme - planning, monitoring and reporting - as well as advising on technical accounting and the financial aspects of business case development. To be effective, you will need to develop relationships across the Trust (for example procurement, medical physics, capital projects, strategy) and show strong leadership as you ensure high standards within the team are maintained and Trust governance is followed. You will need to be comfortable working at pace and when priorities change, with strong political awareness and an inclusive management approach.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.