Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Go back Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 February 2026

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you ready for the next big step in your financial career?

#TeamMKUH are hiring for a Deputy Chief Finance Officer (DCFO). Our Trust is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a candidate who has ideally had experience in a healthcare environment and has experience with finance and expansion.

As Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will provide strategic financial leadership across the Trust, supporting the Chief Finance Officer in delivering robust financial governance and sustainability. The successful candidate will lead teams including Procurement, Financial Management, Financial Control & Capital, and Income & Commercial Contracting.

The DCFO will undertake all duties in line with the requirements of the role to support the CFO in the delivery of:

• Commissioner contract agreement and income reporting
• Business and commercial advice across a range of service changes
• Providing financial input into strategic decision making
• Developing and standardizing the use of costing reporting

Furthermore, this role offers exposure to executive decision-making, progression to Board-level positions, leadership development, involvement in major projects, and a supportive environment for ongoing professional growth.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role at this current time.

To provide strategic and operational leadership of the Trust's finance function, ensuring robust financial governance, effective resource allocation, and delivery of value-for-money services.

You will oversee financial controls, reporting, budgeting, and compliance to ensure efficient resource management and adherence to NHS regulations.

You will identify cost saving opportunities, and supporting service transformation to enhance financial efficiency while maintaining quality.

You will provide direct line management to the senior finance team, fostering a high-performance culture. Additionally, take responsibility for establishing and maintaining an effective finance team structure and recruiting, retaining and developing talented individuals to operate within it.

You will be an advocate of continuous improvement, and you will drive the ongoing support & development of the finance team to ensure it is able to deliver in a best of class manner for the Trust.

Working closely with colleagues, you will ensure that the Trust is well represented within the ICs, has constructive relationships with commissioners and is influential nationally.

You will be responsible for ensuring statutory accounts and returns represent a true and fair view, meet required timescales and legal requirements.

Participation in the on-call rota is a requirement of the role

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

Strategic Finance Leadership

The post holder will:

Ensure financial direction, challenge, and guidance is embedded in all aspects of organisational performance and planning.

Deliver a proactive and enabling finance service that supports clinicians and operational leaders to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care.

The post holder will:

Contribute to the strategic and operational planning process, ensuring the development of short and medium-term financial plans, based on best practice financial and business principals.

The post holder will:

Develop and implement effective and innovative ways of producing information for budget holders, educating those who commit resources to promote the most effective use of resources in line with the needs of the service

Lead on forecasting process and outcomes, including risk…