Chief Finance Officer

Site: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: East Grinstead
Salary: Salary to be confirmed and agreed on appointment
Closing: 02/12/:00

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of 'spoke' sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients' homes as possible. With the recent addition of video-led 'virtual' consultations, we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge, and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients' lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as:

• Tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes.
• Flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs.
• A dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes.

Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital, we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that, we want every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation's carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light, and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

We wish to secure a permanent Chief Finance Officer (CFO) who will be a key member of the executive team, providing strategic financial leadership to support the Trust's sustainability and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leading Finance, Procurement, and our Estates and Facilities functions ensuring strong financial governance and performance.
2. Fostering relationships with external stakeholders including commissioners and regulatory bodies to align financial strategies with clinical priorities.

Working for our organisation

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH) is a specialist NHS trust providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care, and rehabilitation services for people across the South of England. The hospital specialises in conditions of the hands and eyes; head and neck cancer and skin cancer; reconstructive breast surgery; maxillofacial surgery; and prosthetics. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and other community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contact Information

Name: Melanie Shearer
Job title: Partner - Gatenby Sanderson
Email address:
Telephone number:

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
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