Chief Financial Officer

Company: NHS
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The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) holds a key leadership role in NHS Blood and Transplant. As a member of the NHSBT Board and accountable to the Chief Executive, they have responsibility for the overall financial performance of the organisation, as well as management of other corporate functions such as governance and management of the national estate, and all commercial and legal services. The postholder will have temporary accountability for strategic planning and performance.

Main Duties of the Job

  • Provide strategic leadership for the management of the NHSBT financial arrangements, ensuring that financial management supports delivery of the strategic objectives.
  • Drive delivery of increased productivity, and cost efficiency, across the organisation.
  • Support organisation-wide transformation that delivers increased resilience, better patient outcomes and increased efficiency.
  • Provide leadership of the finance function and the other functions of the directorate, such as commercial, estates and facilities, legal, strategy and transformation.
  • Promote and support high standards of governance, developing and maintaining an effective financial governance framework to support the fulfilment of statutory and regulatory obligations.
  • Drive the strategic planning and performance management processes and ensure focus on the delivery of NHSBT strategic and business objectives.
  • Support the CEO and Board in the development and evolution of the corporate strategy, and where relevant support other members of the Executive Team in the development of financial strategies for service lines and support functions.
  • Work in partnership with the executive team to drive financial strategies supporting the development and modernisation of the organization.
  • Drive the development of staff, including the maintenance of professional standards, of staff within the CFO directorate.
  • Contribute to the development of and fully embrace the corporate core purpose, vision, mission and values.

Remuneration and Benefits

Remuneration: £131,301 – £161,600

Plus NHS Pension and Benefits plus a high-cost area supplement where applicable.

Legal and Diversity Statement

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment and help towards making NHSBT a great place to work for everyone. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances. We are particularly keen to hear from those currently under-represented in the organisation.

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Posted: April 17th, 2026