Executive Director of Finance

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire is the third largest NHS Board in Scotland, providing health services across Lanarkshire to a population of 652,000 with a baseline recurring revenue allocation of c.£1.8bn. There are currently c15,400 staff employed.  We work closely in partnership with two local Councils (North and South Lanarkshire) and Integration Joint Boards to deliver improved health and social care for our local communities.

We are looking for a highly motivated, professional and enthusiastic individual to lead our financial planning and management within NHS Lanarkshire. The Director of Finance is an Executive Director of the Board and is the chief source of financial leadership and advice to the Board. You will have a key role to play in working with senior leadership teams, commercial partners, local authorities and Integration Joint Boards in pursuit of effective financial planning, procurement, contract management, capital planning and corporate governance. You will also play an important role in forging partnerships with, and influencing, local agencies to ensure widest possible engagement and collaboration in the Boards longer term financial planning.

We are looking for an inspiring individual and strategic thinker with the ability to earn the confidence and respect necessary to bring about real change.  You will be an exceptional individual with vision and drive, passion and intellect, as well as a broad range of strategic and professional skills. 

The role is suited to an ambitious and experienced finance professional, ideally with Board level experience in a complex public sector system. You will be a resilient and inspirational leader with integrity at your core and be able to create a clear sense of purpose and be inclusive of stakeholders. This post presents an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the provision of health services in Lanarkshire within an integrated landscape working with Integration Joint Board colleagues and other partners. You will have the ability to influence thinking locally, regionally and nationally. To take on this challenge, you must have a proven track record of strategic and operational financial management, a commitment to working collaboratively with our stakeholders and with the Executive Leadership team to continue to develop our services for the population of Lanarkshire and beyond. The role of Director of Finance will be pivotal in leading the NHS Lanarkshire vision to support our healthcare strategy ‘Our Health Together’.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Qualified Accountant with full membership of one of the bodies recognised by the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) or equivalent
• Significant post qualifying experience with evidence of delivery of financial targets
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
• Understands and demonstrates the NHS Lanarkshire’s values of quality, teamwork, care & compassion, dignity & respect and openness, honesty & responsibility through the application of appropriate behaviours and attitudes
• Personal integrity and credibility delivering a culture of openness and accountability
• Open, supportive and visible leadership style
• Positive, professional leadership approach, leading by example
• Strong persuasive, influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Resilience and stamina in pace of work to deliver in a demanding and high-profile role
• Commitment to collaborative working
• Evidence of financial leadership and delivery within a complex public sector environment or similar, at Board level or below
• Significant post qualifying experience with delivery of financial targets in a complex public sector environment or similar
• Evidence-based track record of leading and delivering transformational change in a large complex public sector system or similar
• Understanding and experience of working within a political and national policy context and the ability to manage delivery, governance and assurance in that context
• Experience of improving organisational performance through implementing a systematic approach to delivery and transformation based on collaboration and co-production with key partners
• A resilient and inspirational leader with integrity at their core, able to create a clear sense of purpose and be inclusive with stakeholders
• Proven skills in effective people management, team building, communication, engagement and negotiation at individual, team and systems level
• Understanding of the importance of stakeholder relationships across the health and care system
• Excellent and demonstrable influencing skills
• Excellent analytical and judgement skills to address highly complex facts and situations
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills

It would be great if you also have

• Additional post-graduate qualifications
• Able to demonstrate significant experience of operating in a senior finance management capacity within the NHS in Scotland
• Experience of working with Board Level Executive and Non- Executive Directors from a range of backgrounds
• Strategic commercial contract management and negotiation skills and experience

Contract type

Permanent 

Full time

37.5 hours

Location 

This role will be based within the Finance Department at NHS Lanarkshire Kirklands Headquarters, Fallside Road, Bothwell, G71 8BB.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

For a confidential discussion or to arrange to visit NHS Lanarkshire, please contact Allison McLean, on or alternatively by email on allison.mclean@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Victoria Clark, Recruitment Manager on Victoria.Clark2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee Counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.