Associate Director of Finance - Financial Delivery

Associate Director of Finance - Financial Delivery
Band 8d
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust are working together in a federated partnership to better meet the needs of our population and support the wider ambitions of Dorset's Integrated Care Partnership.
Together, we provide acute, community, mental health and specialist services to people across Dorset, delivering care in hospitals, community settings and patients' homes. Our shared strategy focuses on four key priorities: Care, Communities, Colleagues and Sustainability.
This is an exciting time to join us as we strengthen collaboration across our two organisations and create new opportunities to improve services, enhance productivity and secure long-term financial sustainability. Finance is central to enabling this transformation, helping us make the very best use of resources for the benefit of patients, communities and staff.

About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional senior finance leader to join us as Associate Director of Finance - Financial Delivery, a newly created role working across two hospital sites and two organisations.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officers of the partnership, this high-profile role will lead the delivery of ambitious short, medium and long-term financial objectives across both Trusts. You will play a pivotal part in shaping financial recovery, driving productivity, embedding accountability and supporting transformational change at scale.
You will work closely with executive colleagues, operational leaders, clinicians and system partners to identify and implement sustainable improvements that strengthen financial performance while supporting safe, high-quality care.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and delivery of financial recovery and improvement programmes across both Trusts
• Driving cost improvement, productivity and efficiency schemes with a focus on recurrent benefits
• Creating robust accountability frameworks for clinical, operational and corporate teams
• Supporting strategic transformation programmes that improve sustainability and service delivery
• Providing expert financial advice to executive teams and senior leaders
• Developing high-quality governance, reporting and performance monitoring arrangements
• Building a culture of continuous improvement, value and financial ownership across the organisations
• Leading and developing specialist teams to support delivery of ambitious objectives

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new role and make a lasting impact across two organisations at a critical point in their journey.

About you
We are looking for a credible, collaborative and results-driven leader with the experience and presence to succeed in a complex multi-site environment.
Experienced needed:

• A professional finance qualification with significant senior leadership experience in a large and complex organisation
• A strong track record of delivering challenging financial and operational targets
• Experience of financial turnaround, recovery and sustainability programmes
• Proven success leading complex transformation and organisational change
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders
• Strong analytical capability, with experience turning complex data into clear actions and decisions
• The ability to build trusted relationships quickly across multiple teams and organisations
• A visible, values-led leadership style that inspires confidence and accountability
• Resilience, pace and sound judgement in a demanding and evolving environment

NHS experience would be highly advantageous, although candidates with transferable experience from similarly complex sectors are encouraged to apply.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• Band 8D salary package £94,356 - £108,814 dependant on experience
• Up to 33-days holiday each year dependent on NHS Service and a generous NHS pension
• Other staff benefits packages (lease cars, cycle to work, home electronics to name a few)

For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law on (phone number removed) or to apply please send a CV and covering letter to (url removed)
Closing date: 21st June
Interview date: 2nd July