Director of Finance Recovery

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have a significant underlying financial deficit. The Trust must deliver a Cost Improvement Programme in 2026/27 & 2027/28 of £33m.

The Trust has developed a Financial Recovery Plan for 2025/26 and is seeking to build on that progress with the development of a Financial Sustainability Plan over the coming years. The initial focus of the post holder will be to drive implementation and delivery against the 2026/27 Cost Improvement Plan, provide, and improve assurance on progress and identify potential risks and mitigations to delivery.

The post holder will lead on identifying how the remaining gap will be closed, confirming the related tasks and responsibilities needed to achieve this. These initial tasks will need to be completed at pace to ensure we can meet our financial targets for the year. They will also be expected to develop the longer-term Financial Sustainability Plan to ensure delivery of breakeven in 2028/29 without Deficit Support Funding.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.