Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Denmark Hill
Town: London
Salary: VSM
Closing: 17/09/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
Are you a strategic financial leader with a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale financial challenges? King's College Hospital is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our executive team and Trust Board. As a key member of our leadership, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the financial health and sustainability of our institution, which is currently facing a significant financial deficit. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative individual who can develop and implement robust financial strategies, optimise resource allocation, and drive operational efficiency across the Trust. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that we continue to deliver world-class patient care while navigating financial complexities.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in senior financial roles, ideally within the NHS or a similarly complex healthcare environment. You will possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels. As CFO, you will lead a dedicated finance team, oversee budgeting and forecasting, manage financial risks, and work collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders to drive sustainable financial improvement. If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of King's College Hospital and are committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and transparency, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding role.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification in the attachment for full details of the role.
Person specification
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- All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
- Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications
King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.
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