Director of Finance - WTWA Clinical Group

Director of Finance - WTWA Clinical Group Main area: Finance Director Grade Leadership-Gp7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 349-WTWA-

Site: Wythenshawe Management Offices
Town: Manchester
Salary: Attractive Remuneration Package
Closing: Today at 23:59
Interview date: 07/03/2025

Job overview If you're an inspirational senior financial leader, we'd love you to join us as our next Director of Finance at the Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington, and Altrincham (WTWA) Clinical Group. A high profile and visible role reporting to the Clinical Group Chief Executive, you'll be an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, as we continue to provide excellent care services for our patients across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond.

Using your highly established finance and exemplar leadership skills, you'll lead financial planning and performance for the Clinical Group, supporting the overall financial performance of the Trust, working closely with Trust Finance teams including costing, financial accounts and the capital finance. Accountable for the analysis and evaluation of the overall financial consequences of different service options, you'll also inform the annual planning of the Clinical Group too.

Moreover, with substantial experience working in complex NHS environments, delivering financial improvement & long-term sustainable plans, you'll be autonomous in developing and driving delivery of robust financial strategies for the WTWA Clinical Group.

Main duties of the job

• Using your financial risk management expertise, you will lead financial planning for the Clinical Group, balancing daily challenges with strategic, long-term goals.
• With a track record in delivering complex financial plans, you will advise the Chief Executive and SLT on financial management to meet statutory and contractual obligations, Trust strategy, and policies.
• Professionally accountable to the Chief Finance Officer, you'll work with colleagues across other parts of the Trust contributing to Finance strategy, supporting team development and ensuring consistency.
• You'll have significant experience developing & implementing financial annual planning & strategy supported by appropriate modelling & scenario planning.
• As a people leader, you can set a vision, harness & nurture talent & manage performance to bring about change & improvement.
• Lastly, it goes without saying you'll demonstrate a commitment to the MFT vision & values & focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.

Working for our organisation MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading.

Candidate Information Pack To support this vacancy, we have developed a bespoke 'Candidate Information Pack' which provides specific information about the role and the Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Talent Attraction & Senior Acquisition Service Manager Sinéad Gamble, via email

Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Person specification Qualifications Academic/Professional

• Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development
• Additional post-graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• Formal management or leadership qualification.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive senior level leadership and managerial experience within a finance function in an acute NHS Trust (or comparatively large and complex multi-disciplinary organisation).

Qualifications Academic / Professional

• Fully qualified accountant with a recognised chartered accountancy body.
• Unblemished record with the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) / Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Outstanding personal impact. Highly developed interpersonal, networking, advocacy, written and presentation skills that are persuasive and influential.
• Expert level numeracy, numerical reasoning and numerical analysis skills.
• Commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.
• Ability to negotiate and influence in order to secure value for money and added value.
• Ability to work effectively with clinical colleagues and teams in a collaborative manner.
• A high level of political awareness.

Personal Attributes

• Holds themselves to the highest standards of probity and corporate governance, acting ethically and with the utmost integrity.
• A commitment to personal development and the development of colleagues, with the ability to develop a culture in which all individuals can thrive.

Knowledge and Experience

• A successful track record in a senior finance role delivering challenging financial plans within a complex environment or sector, preferably within an acute NHS Trust.
• Experience of developing and operating the systems, processes and procedures which are appropriate to ensure the smooth operation of a finance function of an acute NHS Trust.
• A clear appreciation of the context of acute healthcare provision within the modern NHS and understanding of NHS financial frameworks.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical governance systems and (financial) risk management.
• Experience of developing and implementing financial strategy and business planning, supported by appropriate financial modelling and scenario planning.
• A successful track record of consistent delivery against NHS financial expectations and sustainable bottom-line delivery through sound financial and operational management.
• Experience of setting ambitious but attainable targets and leading the implementation of innovative solutions.
• Experience of developing and implementing transformation programmes, including the management of service change, organisational development and cost improvement / reduction.
• Experience of managing significant resources and budgets, and a proven track record of delivering financial balance, sustainability and value for money.
• A successful track record of delivering a long-term vision whilst responding to short-term challenges and opportunities.
• A successful track record of developing an organisational culture committed to high quality, people, financial and performance standards.
• Demonstrable success in building, developing and inspiring high performing financial teams, increasing staff engagement and motivation to improve performance.
• Evidence of communicating successfully and working effectively with a wide range of internal and external bodies.
• Experience working on national programmes or contributing to national policy development.
• Evidence of leading or implementing high profile initiatives underpinned by the national research and innovation agenda.

Skills and Abilities

• Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to think and act strategically, tactically and creatively.
• Ability to translate a strategic vision into operational action, to communicate those objectives and ensure they are adhered to.
• Ability to effectively present highly complex financial information to large groups.
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