Job overview

Are you a visionary finance leader ready to shape the future of healthcare across the Black Country in a challenging time?

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) is seeking a Deputy Director of Finance to join our senior finance leadership team. This is a pivotal role acting as a strategic partner to the Director of Finance during a period of large-scale transformational change.

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham we live our values of Ambition, Respect and Compassion and are committed to inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement. We are looking for a talented finance leader who is a team player and is looking for an opportunity to make a real difference, through their professional credibility, ambition and ability to engage with our leaders, teams and people across all parts of our organisation to deliver sustainable financial delivery.    This is an exciting time for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as we continue to work more closely with system partners to collaborate, innovate and leverage the opportunities to operate at scale.  

If you are ready to lead with purpose and help shape the financial future of a values driven team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose

The Deputy Director of Finance is a key member of the Trust’s senior leadership team, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Finance and Procurement directorate. This role ensures the delivery of statutory financial duties while the Trust undergoes large-scale transformational change. The post holder acts as a strategic partner to the Director of Finance, providing expert advice to those with management responsibilities across the Trust.

The Deputy Director of Finance will have a strong track record of delivery, be able to manage multiple projects and drive change. You will be able to lead and motivate teams effectively as well as building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders and partners. You will work closely with the Director of Finance and Associate Directors of Finance working as a team and will also act on the Director of Finances behalf in a wide range of settings as and when required.

The role will also include a substantive portfolio of duties; supporting the Director of Finance having strategic oversight of income and contracting and revenue planning and NOF finance risk management with NHS England.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.