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 excel in this role, 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 Executive Director of Finance will be pivotal in leading the NHS Lanarkshire vision to support our healthcare strategy ‘Our Health Together’.