Chief Finance Officer – East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT) is looking for an exceptional Chief Finance Officer to help drive successful financial performance, understanding and outcomes across our ambitious Trust.

ESHT is an extra-large multi-site Trust with complementary acute services across two DGHs alongside a wide range of community services. Our budget is c.£700m and we employ c.8000 staff. We have embraced integrated working and are regarded as a reliable and trusted system partner. Partnerships are strong, both within the NHS and beyond, and we have a strong, stable and effective Board.

There is a distinctive culture to ESHT that is easier to ‘feel’ than to define. We invest a huge amount of effort in creating a supportive climate that means staff can give their best. Our CFO needs to create a visible, positive reputation with staff as well as partners. Our workforce responds well to interested, committed, authentic leaders with humility.

Experienced in financial strategy, governance, planning and performance, our CFO will play an essential role in shaping the financial framework from which ESHT can deliver exceptional patient care. You will understand the delicate balance between financial efficiency and clinical excellence and know how to shape conversations that drive both. We take culture seriously, so you will take a proactive role in modelling desired leadership behaviours to ensure we maintain the conditions to empower people to work effectively, in service of our strategic priorities and our patients. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a financially sustainable future, at pace, to match the clinical sustainability we need.

We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all.

To learn more about us and what we are looking for in our next CFO, please contact Brendan Davies at Hunter Healthcare on 07585 356985 or at bdavies@hunter-healthcare.com.

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