Our Organisation
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Job overview
The NHS England North West Regional Finance Team provides financial leadership, oversight and assurance across a complex health system with an annual revenue budget of c.£24bn.
As Deputy Director of Financial Performance & Oversight, you will lead the regional approach to financial oversight, accountability and sustainability across providers and ICBs. You will combine strong financial management, forecasting and recovery expertise with a focus on productivity, operational performance, value and sustainable transformation.
Working with senior NHS leaders and national colleagues, you will identify risks early, provide appropriate support and challenge, and help organisations translate resources into better outcomes for patients and value for taxpayers.
We are a collaborative, supportive and inclusive team that values curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement. We invest in professional development, mentoring, CPD, study support and exposure to senior leaders.
This is a unique opportunity to influence decisions at scale, shape regional and national conversations, and help deliver sustainable, high-quality healthcare for the communities we serve.
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As Deputy Director of Financial Performance and Oversight, you will lead assurance and oversight of financial performance across 30 NHS trusts and foundation trusts and 3 ICBs, supporting the Director of Finance to deliver the regional financial position and longer-term financial sustainability.
You will assure coherent and credible annual plans, monitor delivery, draw insight from complex financial and operational information and ensure timely, high-quality reporting and briefing. You will proactively identify and manage key risks and issues, agree mitigating action and make evidence-based recommendations on escalation, improvement support or regulatory intervention where required.
Working directly with Board-level leaders, you will use sound judgement, credibility and highly developed influencing and negotiating skills to provide constructive challenge, secure accountability and support delivery of agreed plans.
As a senior leader in the regional finance team, you will lead the Financial Performance, Oversight and Intervention team, build effective relationships across organisational boundaries, contribute to wider regional priorities and cross-directorate initiatives, and deputise for the Director of Finance as required.
This is a high-profile opportunity to influence decision-making at scale and improve value for patients and taxpayers.
Working for our organisation
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.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.
We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.
We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
We ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. This includes considering reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role. While we appreciate you may have had some support with your application (for example, using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important all the information you provide in it reflects your own knowledge, skills and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.
If you’re applying for this role on a secondment basis, please get agreement from your current line manager before you apply.
We don’t accept applications via recruitment agencies and won’t offer visa sponsorship to external candidates.
NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for processing your application; our privacy can be accessed directly on the application page when you select to apply.
If you are appointed to a post, your information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
If you have a query about your application, please contact the recruitment team: [email protected] or 0300 330 1369.
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