Job summary
At Health Innovation Manchester (HInM), we harness the power of innovation to transform the health and wellbeing of Greater Manchester's 2.8 million citizens. By accelerating innovation into the NHS and wider care system, we improve lives, reduce inequalities, and deliver better health outcomes.
We are seeking an exceptional and strategic Director of Finance to join our senior leadership team. This is a critical leadership position within HInM, providing high-level financial and commercial expertise to support our ambitious programme of transformation across health, care, industry, and academia.
Health Innovation Manchester is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead HInM's finance and procurement work. You'll oversee all aspects of financial planning, reporting, governance, and compliance, ensuring the organisation meets its statutory duties and operates sustainably. This includes responsibility for budgeting, financial performance, costing, procurement, commercial contracts, and risk management.
As a visible leader and trusted adviser, you'll work with the Executive and Delivery Teams, supporting programmes, projects and strategic decisions. You will also collaborate externally with key stakeholders including NHS bodies, universities, local authorities, industry partners, and national funders.
Main duties of the job
We're looking for a qualified and experienced senior finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You will bring:
Substantial experience in strategic financial management, ideally blending experience across a range of sectors, including public sector
Strong commercial acumen and experience of project accounting, complex financial planning and reporting
Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to partnership working
Experience of procurement, contracting and resource planning in a matrixed environment
Proven leadership and people management skills
Why Join Us?This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of health and care innovation in one of the UK's most dynamic regions. You'll join a supportive organisation with a strong collaborative ethos and a commitment to making real impact on people's lives
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified Accountant
- Educated to Degree Level or Equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development in financial management and leadership Skills, Knowledge, and Experience.
Desirable
- oMBA / MSc / NHS Leadership Academy Programme
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and experience of developing internal financial policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of NHS Financial and Accounting Policies.
- Strong understanding of NHS financial governance, regulatory compliance, and statutory reporting.
- Knowledge of the NHS National Agenda.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Extensive, post-qualification, senior level experience in financial management in a complex organisation including leading across a system.
- Extensive experience in managing and developing high- performing finance teams.
- Proven experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in different NHS Organisations
- Experience of NHS finance in a senior capacity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to persuade, negotiate and influence at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders and other organisations.
- Highly developed leadership, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively at Board and system level.
- Ability to produce, analyse and interpret highly complex financial data and information.
Desirable
- Advanced financial presentation and visualisation tools.
Attributes
Essential
- Encourages staff to develop themselves
- The ability to work collaboratively across the organisation.
- A team player with a positive attitude.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified Accountant
- Educated to Degree Level or Equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development in financial management and leadership Skills, Knowledge, and Experience.
Desirable
- oMBA / MSc / NHS Leadership Academy Programme
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and experience of developing internal financial policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of NHS Financial and Accounting Policies.
- Strong understanding of NHS financial governance, regulatory compliance, and statutory reporting.
- Knowledge of the NHS National Agenda.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Extensive, post-qualification, senior level experience in financial management in a complex organisation including leading across a system.
- Extensive experience in managing and developing high- performing finance teams.
- Proven experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in different NHS Organisations
- Experience of NHS finance in a senior capacity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to persuade, negotiate and influence at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders and other organisations.
- Highly developed leadership, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively at Board and system level.
- Ability to produce, analyse and interpret highly complex financial data and information.
Desirable
- Advanced financial presentation and visualisation tools.
Attributes
Essential
- Encourages staff to develop themselves
- The ability to work collaboratively across the organisation.
- A team player with a positive attitude.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
