Associate Director of Finance - Strategic Finance and Planning

This is a Senior Leadership role in the Finance Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, you will help shape and deliver the Trust’s financial strategy, supporting long-term sustainability, financial recovery and high-quality patient care.

You will lead annual and multi-year financial planning, working closely with clinical, operational and system partners. The role will influence decisions at Trust and Integrated Care System level, supporting transformation, capital investment and population health objectives. You will lead the Trust’s costing strategy, including PLICS and Service Line Reporting, to support data-led decisions, service redesign and productivity improvement. Operating with significant autonomy, you will deputise for the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, represent the Trust regionally and nationally, and support delivery of sustainable financial balance.

We are seeking an experienced NHS finance leader with a strong track record in strategy, planning, costing, modelling and transformation, and the ability to influence senior clinical and operational leaders. You will be confident, resilient and able to manage competing priorities, lead teams through change and translate complex financial information into clear insight for decision making.

This is a genuine opportunity to make a significant impact across the Trust and wider health system. If you are ready to help shape the future of NHS finance.

• Lead development and delivery of the Trust’s annual and multi‑year financial plans, including the financial recovery plan, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
• Provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation, ensuring robust systems, governance and financial intelligence support delivery of financial and transformation objectives.
• Take overall responsibility for the Trust’s costing function, including PLICS and Service Line Reporting, and embed data‑driven decision making across clinical and operational teams.
• Lead business planning and coordinate the production and submission of financial plans and returns in line with NHSE requirements.
• Provide financial leadership for major transformation programmes and investment decisions, including developing financial modelling and reviewing business cases to ensure value for money and compliance with national guidance.
• Influence and contribute to system‑wide financial planning and service transformation across the Integrated Care System.
• Deputise for the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and represent the Trust at regional and national forums where required.

Closing date: 12 July 2026 Interview date: 27 July 2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma &​ Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&​Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Morgan Job title: Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer Email address: sarah.morgan8@nhs.net Telephone number: 01332 785348

Please email for queries.