Head of Commercial Finance: Sponsorship Available

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

To be responsible, as a member of the Divisional Leadership Team for the leadership, strategic direction, performance and function of Private Care finance to ensure that it achieves its goals and objectives. To transform Private Care’s financial function into a high performing department which meets the needs of the business and its key stakeholders.

Please note that this role requires full-time, on-site presence

Main duties of the job

Work alongside the Managing Director and senior leadership team to develop the commercial strategy of the Private Care business

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level
  • Fully qualified CCAB accountant
  • Evidence of and commitment to continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Project management qualification

Communications and Relationships

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills and use of written and spoken English
  • Confident and professional manner
  • Polite, friendly and a presentable appearance
  • Professional use of email as a communication channel
  • Ability to build meaningful relationships and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation

Knowledge

Essential

  • Minimum of five years’ postqualification experience in a senior finance role
  • Knowledge of and previous experience of working in a private healthcare environment oin a senior level finance role
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the application of healthcare finance to impact clinical and financial results
  • High levels of competence in hospital accounting, analysis, forecasting, internal control and compliance

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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