Associate Director of Finance - Financial Delivery

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust are working together in a federated partnership to support the wider ambitions of Dorset's Integrated Care Partnership.

This is an exciting time to join us as we strengthen our collaboration and create new opportunities to improve services, enhance productivity and secure long-term financial sustainability. Finance is central to enabling this transformation to ensure the best use of our resources.

Experienced needed:

A professional finance qualification with significant senior leadership experience in a large 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, the ability to engage senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders

Strong analytical capability, with experience turning complex data into clear actions and decisions

A visible, values-led leadership style that inspires confidence and accountability

Resilience, pace and sound judgement in a demanding and evolving environment

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 07554 443 877 or to apply please send a CV and covering letter to nicolashaw@morgan-law.com

Job description

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

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Person specification

Knowledge, Skills and Training

Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience
• Professional finance qualification and CCAB membership

Job Specific Experience

Essential

• Significant experience as a senior leader in a large complex organisation.
• Demonstrable record in senior management and/or leadership roles of achieving challenging operational and financial targets.
• Demonstrable record of leading and delivering programmes to improve financial sustainability
• Successful record of managing and implementing complex transformations and organisational change projects to deliver improved financial sustainability
• Experience of managing large complex budgets across multiple directorates or divisions to build confidence and trust with stakeholders across the Trust
• Experience in tracking and monitoring deliverables in finance transformation plans and associated cost improvement programmes

Managerial/Supervisory Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of team management
• Coaching style of leadership enables teams across the Trust to maximise opportunities for improvement

Personal Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of demonstrating the trust values and behaviours

Business Travel

Essential

• Subject to the provisions of the equality act, able to travel using own vehicle on trust business.

About the employer

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.