Head of Finance - Projects

The Head of Finance - Projects will be a key member of the Strategic Finance Team within the Financial Management Department. The Projects Finance Team, comprising four posts, operates within a matrix structure and supports a range of high-profile, Trust-wide initiatives. These include major programmes such as the Cambridge Cancer Research and Cambridge Children's Hospitals, alongside core strategic priorities within the Trust's wider strategy, including Neighbourhood Health. This role presents a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute directly to some of the most significant and transformative projects at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).

The postholder will play a pivotal role in shaping strategic decision-making across the Trust and the wider health system. This will be achieved through the provision of highly complex financial analysis, business insight, and expert advice to the Trust Board, senior leaders, and clinical teams. The decisions supported by this role will have a lasting impact on the quality of care delivered to patients and the working environment for staff., The Head of Finance - Projects will act as the lead financial specialist for specific large strategic capital projects including developing complex business cases, analysing complex business opportunities and identifying and reporting of associated financial efficiencies. While supporting the completion of the Full Business Case for the Cambridge Children's Hospital, this post will work across CUH and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHSFT (CPFT).

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.