Deputy Director, Finance Business Partnering

The Technology, Digital, and Data Directorate is accountable for a wide range of technology-based services, including ensuring the effective operation of one of the largest IT estates in Europe with services ranging from NHS Login to the Child Protection Information Service and Government's largest contract with Microsoft; to a range of major transformation programmes designed to boost NHS productivity and patient experience of the NHS.

Transformation initiatives include the Single Patient Record, the Federated Data Platform, the NHS App, and more.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHSE, This role leads the Finance and Planning Business Partnering team which provides dedicated support to the National Director & Director General for Technology, Digital, and Data and their associated leadership team to manage the financial performance of the directorate.

This includes planning, analysis, forecasting and reporting and the effective and efficient delivery, management and governance of new and existing transformational programmes and live services.

The team operates in a flexible, matrix structure to ensure the appropriate skills and resources are appropriately deployed as dictated by business need.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

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.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.