NHS England
Assistant Director of Operational Finance
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Assistant Director of Operational Finance (Band 8d)
Join us in shaping the future of the NHS
Would you like to join a team that is working to deliver sustainable improvements that benefit patients, staff and the wider health and care system?
We are seeking three experienced finance leaders to join our newly established Finance and Planning Directorate, working in North East and Yorkshire region.
You will be joining a new Oversight and Productivity team that has four Assistant Director of Operational Finance roles. Each will be aligned to one of the four Integrated Care Systems within the region.
NHS England regions are moving into a new role with enhanced focus on strategy, performance, improvement and oversight.
This role is an opportunity to work at the heart of the NHS supporting senior leaders across the region to achieve financial sustainability and transformation. This is critical to delivery of national NHS priorities, patient care, and wider health and care reform.
The role will require high-profile working with NHS providers and Integrated Care Boards within the region, and with national teams. It offers a breadth of experience rarely found within a single post at this level, working on a wide range of strategic and operational financial issues. This provides opportunity to influence local systems, support major transformation programmes, and contribute to regional and national priorities.
Working across a complex and diverse portfolio, you will build strong relationships with senior leaders across NHS England and local systems. You will be responsible for financial oversight and improvement activity, providing expert financial advice, and helping organisations navigate some of the most challenging issues facing healthcare today.
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This role offers a unique opportunity to influence financial strategy and operational delivery across multiple organisations, working with senior leaders in varied disciplines to deliver sustainable improvements that benefit patients, staff and the wider health and care system.
You will join a supportive, experienced and high-performing regional finance team in tackling some of the most significant financial, operational and strategic challenges facing the NHS. The role provides exceptional exposure to system leadership, financial recovery, capital planning and business cases, regulatory oversight, productivity, transformation and improvement.
The breadth of experience offered by this role provides excellent preparation for finance professionals seeking to progress towards Deputy Director of Finance, Director of Finance and other senior NHS finance leadership positions.
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
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In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Donna Cassidy
- Job title: Deputy Director of Operational Finance
- Email address: donna.cassidy3@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07900 327766
We expect the interview process to take place on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th November 2026.
For an informal discussion regarding the role or interview dates, please contact Donna Cassidy.
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