Job summary
This senior role will work as an interface between Finance, Transformation and the Programme Management Office (PMO), to support the development, delivery and assurance of the ICB's financial recovery, productivity and value improvement agenda. You will also take a lead on the development, coordination and assurance of system-wide financial recovery, productivity and value improvement information across the Devon system.

You will contribute to ensuring that the NHS finances are well run and provide value for money.

As part of your role, there will be a requirement to work in a matrix and flexible way across multiple areas/teams to support business needs as well as working with system partners to identify, develop and deliver sustainable financial improvements through the provision of robust financial analysis, benefits realisation and effective governance.

Main duties of the job

• Produce monthly system financial reporting, initially for Devon and expanding to a peninsula view as Devon and Cornwall ICB clustering develops, highlighting issues for escalation and incorporating lead and lag indicators.
• Produce weekly and monthly CIP reporting across ICB and providers, providing specialist analysis and assurance on 2026/27 delivery and supporting identification of 50% of the 2027/28 CIP programme by the end of September 2026.
• Support value-based commissioning, ensuring decisions maximise population health outcomes and use of available resources.
• Develop monthly Financial Oversight Group reporting, including drafting the Chair's summary and KLOEs, drawing out key insights and conclusions.
• Ensure financial reporting, analysis and plans triangulate finance, workforce and performance information.
• Develop productivity and benchmarking analysis, using available national data and the 2019/20 baseline, to identify improvement opportunities and reduce unwarranted variation.
• Work with NHS England to maximise BI/database resources and develop automation of reporting and processes.
• Support the 2027/28 planning process and Devon Investment Panel.

About us
Devon's health and care system serves a large and diverse population across rural and urban communities. With increasing demand driven by an ageing population, health inequalities, workforce pressures and financial constraints, improving outcomes requires organisations across the system to work together.

The One Devon Transformation Programme is a clinically led, system-wide improvement programme established in 2026 to deliver sustainable change across health and care services. Bringing together the Devon Health and Care Strategy, the five-year commissioning plan and the One Plan for Devon, it provides a coordinated approach to transformation across commissioning and provider organisations.

The programme focuses on three key areas: strengthening neighbourhood health services, improving pathways of care, and supporting long-term service improvement and sustainability.

Through collaboration across NHS organisations, local authorities, primary care, community, mental health, ambulance, voluntary and independent sector partners, the programme aims to improve access to services, reduce health inequalities and make the best use of resources.

Engagement and involvement are central to the programme, ensuring staff, patients, communities, partners and stakeholders help shape future priorities and improvements. This programme offers an opportunity to play a key role in transforming health and care services across Devon, delivering better outcomes for patients, communities and staff.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and essential requirements.

Applicants are also encouraged to read the One Devon Transformation Programme Supporting Information document, which provides important additional context and information about the programme and the role.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the agreed priority arrangements. Please ensure that you clearly indicate on the application form which priority group you understand applies to you.

Roles are initially available to colleagues employed within the Devon System, this includes all Devon providers (Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Livewell Southwest, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust) and the NHS Devon and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly ICB Cluster.

Priority consideration will be given to candidates in the following order:

• Priority 1: Candidates who have been given notice of redundancy by their organisation.
• Priority 2: Candidates subject to a formal organisational change process who may be within ringfence or redeployment pools.
• Priority 3: All other candidates employed by Devon System Providers and the NHS Devon and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly ICB Cluster.

Priority consideration means that applications are open to all groups above, but interviews will be offered in order of priority status.

Eligibility to Work in the UK

Important Information

NHS Devon does not currently hold a sponsorship license to support visa applications. We have been able to successfully meet our recruitment needs without the requirement for visa sponsorship. As such, we are only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the appropriate legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcome applications from all qualified individuals who meet this requirement. Thank you for your understanding.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Educated to masters' level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Qualified CCAB accountant
• Member of relevant professional bodies, if applicable.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of NHS financial management, financial recovery, productivity, value improvement and benefits realisation, acquired through professional qualification and significant post-qualification experience.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.
• Ability to support the budget setting for a number of teams/services across a directorate.
• A strong understanding of the relationship between NHS organisations and wider system, regional and national organisations.
• Good communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence and negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Ability to produce and present concise yet insightful communications on highly complex matters for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to construct and deliver concise yet insightful communications on complex matters, for dissemination to diverse audiences.
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Contributes to the formulation of strategic plans.
• Abilities for financial and staff management.
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others, which may be across a number of workstreams.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendation across area of responsibility with the aim of improving deliverables and/or compliance to policies.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, on difficult and very complex issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
• Standard keyboard skills, with the ability to learn/use a range of software.
• Operate effectively in a highly demanding environment
• Strong ability to engage with, learn from and depart knowledge and experience to peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Highly professional calm and efficient manner.
• Strongly effective organiser, influencer and networker.
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.

Desirable

• Understanding of the public sector

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
• Significant experience of co-ordinating projects in highly complex and challenging environments.
• Must have a Good understanding of relevant NHS policy, planning and financial frameworks and their implications for the delivery of financial recovery and productivity programmes.
• A very strong understanding of and the ability to navigate the relationships between NHS organisations and wider system, regional and national organisations.
• Experience of managing risks and reporting.
• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management.
• Experience of developing briefing papers and correspondence at Senior Leadership Team or chief officer level.
• Ability to support the budget setting process for a number of teams/services across a directorate.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve improved performance (advising on policy implementation, where applicable).
• Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and managing successful projects.
• Experience of managing often complex situations and effectively motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
• Adept at dealing with high uncertainty and frequent change, showing exceptional adaptability and flexibility

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.

Employer details

Employer name: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Address: NHS Devon ICB, Aperture House, Rydon Lane, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5SP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://onedevon.org.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:
Business Support Manager
Isabella Atcheson
Isabella.atcheson@nhs.net
01803396361

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Duration: 3 years
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 144-ST17-DEVTRA18-2026
Job locations: NHS Devon ICB, Aperture House, Rydon Lane, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5SP, United Kingdom

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