Chief Financial Officer

Job summary

We areseeking a dynamic, values-driven Chief Financial Officer to join the Board of UHMB, a forward-thinking NHS provider dedicated to delivering outstanding care to our communities. This is a rare opportunity to shape future at a time of significant transformation across the NHS.

It's an exciting time to join our team, as we re-imagine services with a focus on the left shifts of treatment to prevention, hospital to community and analogue to digital, with a focus on sustainability. A new clinical service blueprint across Lancashire and South Cumbria has been developed that we now need to make a reality, we are working with place partners to implement innovative neighbourhood programmes to address health inequalities and are now implementing a new operating model across the Trust.

There is significant investment and development across our geography, including the Eden Project North coming to Morecambe and the Government's committed investment to the nation's submarine building programme. Barrow Rising brings together industry, education, health, transport, housing and community regeneration to unlock potential and create a once in a generation opportunity for change.

We need you to be a team player, be willing to push the boundaries on traditional thinking, provide inspirational leadership, and be committed to our journey of change and transformation.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Financial Officer will play an active role in the determination and implementation of clinical, corporate and improvement strategies and plans to achieve clinical transformation and financial sustainability across the Bay and the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care system.

The Chief Financial Officer is a full voting member of the Board of Directors and is expected to play a significant role in the corporate affairs of the organisation as an Executive Director and member of the Unitary Board.

The Chief Financial Officer will take responsibility, with other executive directors for the safety and quality of care provided to patients, leadership of the workforce, the strategic direction of the Trust, the delivery of performance and financial sustainability, and relationships with external partners.

The first stage of the selection process will take place on Friday 20th June 2025, this will be an in person event at Westmorland General Hospital

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.