Chief Finance Officer
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, CB2 0AYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£151,816
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and a key member of the Board, you will play a central role in creating the financial and estates environmen...
We are looking for someone who has the ability to understand complex organisational and strategic issues, identify the key issues and then communicate them in a way that's clear for a range of different audiences. As a naturally compassionate and inclusive leader, you will live and breathe our values and have the vision and drive to help us improve the experience of our staff, creating for them a working environment that is supportive, compassionate, inclusive and equitable where their contribution is valued. The successful candidate will continue the development of the Finance function and people within it to build on our level 3 accreditation with One NHS Finance.
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Accountant (CCAB or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience.
- Evidence of professional and personal development within the last two years.
Experience
Essential
- In-depth understanding of national NHS strategy and policy and ability to translate this into a strategy and operational outcomes.
- Familiarity with current political, legal and business developments that impact upon finance, information and risk management in the NHS.
- Substantial management experience and achievement at Executive / Board level in the NHS or other public sector.
- A strong track record in corporate financial planning, management and delivery of financial imperatives.
- Successful achievement of financial and other performance targets.
- Substantial experience of staff management and leadership.
- Leading and achieving change in business planning and performance management processes.
- Successful partnership working with other healthcare and external agencies.
- A good understanding of NHS Corporate Governance, Controls Assurance and business planning, service provision, as well as the commissioning process, patient flows, resource management and budget monitoring.
- Evidence of strategic planning and decision making.
- Evidence of ability to make significant and successful contribution at Board level in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of a compassionate and inclusive leadership style.
- The ability to build effective teams and partnerships.
- Evidence of ability to make significant and successful contribution at Board level in a large and complex organisation.
- Evidence of a compassionate and inclusive leadership style.
- The ability to build effective teams and partnerships.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Supportive of equality and values diversity.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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