Overview
As Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will provide strategic financial leadership across the Trust, supporting the Chief Finance Officer in delivering robust financial governance and sustainability. The successful candidate will lead teams including Procurement, Financial Management, Financial Control & Capital, and Income & Commercial Contracting.
Key Responsibilities
Commissioner contract agreement and income reporting
Business and commercial advice across a range of service changes
Providing financial input into strategic decision making
Developing and standardising the use of costing and reporting
Furthermore, this role offers exposure to executive decision‑making, progression to Board‑level positions, leadership development, involvement in major projects, and a supportive environment for ongoing professional growth.
Essential Duties
You will oversee financial controls, reporting, budgeting, and compliance to ensure efficient resource management and adherence to NHS regulations.
You will identify cost‑saving opportunities and support service transformation to enhance financial efficiency while maintaining quality.
You will provide direct line management to the senior finance team, fostering a high‑performance culture. Additionally, you will establish and maintain an effective finance team structure and recruit, retain and develop talented individuals.
You will be an advocate of continuous improvement, and drive the ongoing support and development of the finance team to deliver best‑in‑class performance for the Trust.
You will work closely with colleagues, ensuring that the Trust is well represented within the Integrated Care System, builds constructive relationships with commissioners and is influential nationally.
You will be responsible for ensuring statutory accounts and returns represent a true and fair view, meet required timescales, and legal requirements.
Participation in the on‑call rota is a requirement of the role.
About the Hospital
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting‑edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24‑bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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