Job summary
- Main area
- Admin & Clerical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 326-7775384-FF
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Redhill
- Salary
- £109,179 - £125,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/03/2026
Employer heading
Director of Finance Recovery
NHS AfC: Band 9
Job overview
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have a significant underlying financial deficit. The Trust must deliver a Cost Improvement Programme in 2026/27 & 2027/28 of £33m.
The Trust has developed a Financial Recovery Plan for 2025/26 and is seeking to build on that progress with the development of a Financial Sustainability Plan over the coming years. The initial focus of the post holder will be to drive implementation and delivery against the 2026/27 Cost Improvement Plan, provide, and improve assurance on progress and identify potential risks and mitigations to delivery.
The post holder will lead on identifying how the remaining gap will be closed, confirming the related tasks and responsibilities needed to achieve this. These initial tasks will need to be completed at pace to ensure we can meet our financial targets for the year. They will also be expected to develop the longer-term Financial Sustainability Plan to ensure delivery of breakeven in 2028/29 without Deficit Support Funding.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Cooper
- Job title
- Interim CFO
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01737768511
- Additional information
Perspective candidates for this role are encouraged to contact David Cooper via his Executive PA Harriet: [email protected] for further discussion on this opportunity.
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