Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust • London SE1 2ND
About this role
To provide expert sectional operational management, set objectives and priorities, and to motivate and appraise staff.
To support in the induction, training and development of a team of financial management staff.
To take an active role in developing finance staff through on the job training, professional academic studies, and other approaches such as mentoring, career and personal development plans.
To operate effectively in a matrix structure: (i) being the Directorate’s primary finance team point of contact, providing flexible business partnering support, resolving queries and signposting to additional resources as appropriate as well as (ii) fulfilling financial management, reporting and planning responsibilities.
To operate effectively in a matrix structure: (i) being the Directorate’s primary finance team point of contact, providing flexible business partnering support, resolving queries and signposting to additional resources as appropriate as well as (ii) fulfilling financial management, reporting and planning responsibilities.
Please read job description document attached.
Please note that as an organisation NHS LPP has been hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ (GSTT) NHS Foundation Trust since 2012 and provides the legal framework and supporting services under which NHS LPP operates. However, NHS LPP is a membership organisation funded and governed by its members and not GSTT. NHS LPP staff are employed by GSTT.
NHS LPP develops and manages collaborative procurement projects on behalf of its members including acute, community and mental health trusts, as well as CCGs. NHS LPP has a number of members outside of London. This role requires the postholder to manage collaborative procurement within the normal NHS membership but also working with other public sector bodies, advising and managing their procurement processes to deliver benefit to the wider public sector.
The organisation will continue to develop as a centre of commercial excellence that delivers significant and sustainable cost and service improvements to all stakeholders primarily in the London NHS economy but also outside London.
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To provide professional expert guidance to Directorate managers and when required to challenge assumptions held to ensure the development of robust financial forecasts.
To develop with directorates an awareness of financial performance requirements, and of the need for budgetary control.
Participate in Trust wide training and communication initiatives.
To ensure that all managers are aware of and act in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions.
To monitor and review directorate forecasts and ensure that plans are adequately implemented and monitored from the start of each year, and to ensure a consistent approach for new plans developed during the year.
This advert closes on Monday 4 May 2026