North Central London Integrated Care Board
Deputy Chief Finance Officer (DCFO)
The closing date is 04 June 2026
The Deputy Chief Finance Officer (DCFO) supports the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) in developing and delivering the financial strategy of NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (ICB) in its role as a strategic commissioner of health and care services.
The post holder provides delegated executive leadership for system financial planning, stewardship and assurance, ensuring commissioning resources are deployed to maximise population health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and deliver sustainable value for money. The DCFO will deputise for the CFO as required.
Please note that priority will be given to WNL ICB employees who are affected by the Change Programme (i.e., have an at‑risk or ring‑fence status) and that this role is a Suitable Alternative Employment (SAE) role (i.e., same band or one band below).
Equality, diversity and inclusion
West and North London ICB is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We strive to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from under‑represented groups.
Flexible working
We recognise that a healthy work‑life balance is essential to the wellbeing and productivity of our staff. We aim to consider all flexible working requests in a fair and open way, balancing the needs of our organisation with those of our employees. By fostering a flexible working culture, we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to delivering high‑quality services for our communities.
Key responsibilities of the Deputy Chief Finance Officer
Financial leadership & strategy:
Provides expert advice and leads the development of strategic financial plans to ensure sustainability, value for money, and alignment with wider system goals.
Governance, control & risk management:
Oversees financial reporting, audit, internal controls, counter‑fraud activity, and risk management to ensure proper, lawful, and efficient use of resources.
Planning & performance oversight:
Leads financial planning processes, including annual plans, recovery plans, commissioning intentions, and ensures alignment between strategy, performance, and operations.
Business case evaluation:
Assesses new and existing investments to ensure delivery of expected outcomes, affordability, and corrective action where needed.
Stakeholder engagement & system leadership:
Works with external partners and internal teams to support collaboration, negotiation, and a financially sustainable local health economy.
Finance function leadership:
Deputises for the CFO, leads and develops the finance function as a professional network, ensuring consistency, capability, and effective delegation across teams.
Collaboration & communication:
Ensures strong links across finance, planning, and operational teams to maintain alignment between local and system‑wide priorities.
Strategic influence:
Actively contributes to corporate strategy, shaping decisions to strengthen long‑term financial resilience.
Person specification – Education, knowledge and qualifications
Educated to degree level with a Masters or equivalent qualification or experience.
Full member of one of the individual CCAB bodies or CIMA maintaining registration and CPD requirements.
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Project management qualification.
Person specification – Communication and other skills
Outstanding communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.
Resilient, flexible and adaptable.
Integrity and professionalism.
Team player.
Works autonomously within pre‑set deadlines and parameters.
Proven ability to prioritise and solve problems under own initiative.
Able to think conceptually to plan flexibly for the longer term and continually identify opportunities for improvement.
Demonstrable commitment to continuously improve outcomes, tackling health inequalities and delivering the best value for money for the taxpayer.
Embraces effective governance, accountability and stewardship of public money and demonstrates an understanding of the principles of good scrutiny.
Demonstrates commitment to clinical commissioning, the ICBs and to the wider interests of the health service.
Demonstrable ability to exercise sound judgement and the confidence to question and challenge information from others who may be experts in their field.
Ability to understand the limits of management competence and the wisdom to seek advice when these are reached.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Central London Integrated Care Board
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