NHS Tayside

About

NHS Tayside is the fourth largest healthcare provider in Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards.  With strong links to local Universities, the Board provides tertiary services to around 350,000 people across Tayside and North East Fife, employing over 13,000 staff across three hospitals and many other sites.  Primary and community care services are currently organised into three Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) in Dundee city, Perth and Kinross and Angus which are overseen by Integration Joint Boards.  Our ambition is to be regarded as a sector leader in the provision of high quality patient care.

Within NHS Tayside and based on the western edge of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe.  It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical genetics, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, informatics, neuroscience and imaging.

NHS Tayside has a strong track record in delivering high-quality, safe and effective care for all our patients.  However, like other NHS Boards across Scotland, NHS Tayside is facing significant challenges including growing demand for all services, workforce challenges that are impacting upon how we deliver services and continuing pressures on our finances.

In response to these challenges, NHS Tayside has embarked up on a programme of transformation to ensure that services are safe, affordable and, importantly, sustainable for the future.  Transforming Tayside aims to deliver Better Health, Better Care, Better Workplace and Better Value for the population of Tayside.

Innovation and research are at the forefront of what NHS Tayside stands for and we are proud to have established the first academic health science network in Scotland, jointly supported by the Scottish Government and the University of Dundee.  The Academic Health Science Partnership in Tayside brings together the delivery of healthcare services, education, quality improvement and research with the purpose of improving the health of patients. 

 

The Role – Director of Finance

Location: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Salary: £89,440 - £121,318 per annum

As our Director of Finance you will have a key strategic role in ensuring that NHS Tayside makes effective us of its financial resources.  You will support the Chief Executive and NHS Tayside Board in the effective financial stewardship of a budget of £889.5m.  You will provide expert advice and direction to the Board to ensure that it meets all its statutory obligations.

You will provide strategic leadership in relation to the finance, procurement and risk functions.  With significant experience at a senior level in strategic and operational management in a healthcare or equivalent complex organisation, you will have personal credibility and interpersonal skills to lead and deliver in a politically sensitive and demanding role.

You will be a registered with a recognised CCAB chartered professional body.  You will have substantial leadership experience gained within an operationally complex organisation comparable in scale to health care or the wider public or commercial sectors.  An understanding of current developments in health and social care is essential.  You will ensure that the delivery of high quality care is enabled within a robust financial framework.

More information on the organisation and role can be found within the documents below: