NHS England

Deputy Director of Finance

The closing date is 04 May 2026

Job summary

The Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice and Armed Forces, Finance Business Partner team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for a Deputy Director, Finance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:

Work closely with government to agree NHS funding;

Ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;

Decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;

Support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;

Set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;

Report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;

Explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;

Look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.

Consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

As Deputy Director of Finance you will be focusing on:

Developing and implementing effective reporting, planning and allocation processes

Supporting changes to the financial framework in light of the new operating models

Providing high quality finance business partner support to commissioning teams for key focus areas.

Main duties of the job

The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Developing reporting on financial performance to an evolving stakeholder and leadership group

Supporting development of financial frameworks including allocations modelling

Finance business partner commissioning support to commissioning teams on high priority service areas and programmes

Working to ensure the in-year financial delivery of the commissioning areas

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£112,782 to £129,783 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-FIN-EC2043-E

Job locations

Any NHSE Base (You will be expected to attend the office for 40% of your time)

133-155 Wellington House

London

SE18UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. Please be aware some information on here is a couple of years out of date. Please contact the individual below for more up to date information on the role.

You can find further details about the role and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Doug Siebert, Director, Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice, Armed Forces and CFO Group Finance Business Partner Team on doug.siebert@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only,agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the role and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Doug Siebert, Director, Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice, Armed Forces and CFO Group Finance Business Partner Team on doug.siebert@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only,agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified CCAB accountant

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of NHS finance, including current allocations, planning and performance regime, payment scheme as well as knowledge of specialised services and the delegation/transfer programme.
Experience of senior financial leadership in a complex organization, working closely with non-finance colleagues and other colleagues in a matrix style approach
Senior experience of managing and improving financial processes such as reporting, planning and allocations modelling.

Skills

Essential

Managing and interpreting financial and other data, and presenting information to management to aid decision making
Supporting and challenging finance and non-finance staff in order to ensure best value for money across the NHS
Working with at times incomplete information and conflicting priorities in order to focus on best decision for patients and taxpayers.

Values

Essential

Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified CCAB accountant

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of NHS finance, including current allocations, planning and performance regime, payment scheme as well as knowledge of specialised services and the delegation/transfer programme.
Experience of senior financial leadership in a complex organization, working closely with non-finance colleagues and other colleagues in a matrix style approach
Senior experience of managing and improving financial processes such as reporting, planning and allocations modelling.

Skills

Essential

Managing and interpreting financial and other data, and presenting information to management to aid decision making
Supporting and challenging finance and non-finance staff in order to ensure best value for money across the NHS
Working with at times incomplete information and conflicting priorities in order to focus on best decision for patients and taxpayers.

Values

Essential

Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE Base (You will be expected to attend the office for 40% of your time)

133-155 Wellington House

London

SE18UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE Base (You will be expected to attend the office for 40% of your time)

133-155 Wellington House

London

SE18UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)