Total 5 Director/C-Level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Preston

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality post within the Specialist Network to support the delivery of high quality care and professional practice within the Specialist Network.

Working with the Director of Nursing & Quality, the role focusses on supporting the delivery of the Nursing and Quality objectives within key areas including Clinical and Professional Practice, Clinical Governance, Risk, Performance and Improvement. The successful candidate will have drive and enthusiasm to continue to take this forward at pace in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Quality and the Professional Practice leads and the wider SLT.

The role will include the operational leadership of a number of key aspects of the Director of Nursing & Quality portfolio and provide visible professional and clinical leadership within the Specialist Network. This is a fast paced role which will require extensive clinical and leadership experience. If you have the passion to drive the delivery of high quality care and continually improve clinical practice then this could be the role for you!

For informal enquiries please contact Jacquie Shenton Director of Nursing and Quality, Jacquie.Shenton@lscft.nhs.uk

Interviews will be taking place on 19th September 2024.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024

Are you passionate about leading change and driving excellence in healthcare?

Do you have the vision, inspiration, and operational expertise to
enhance the Governance, Risk and Assurance processes within a dynamic organisation?

If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Deputy Associate Director of Risk and Assurance at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

As the Deputy Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, you will play a pivotal role in our commitment to deliver ‘Excellent care with compassion.’

You will provide operational leadership, ensuring the highest standards in our Governance, Risk and Assurance programmes.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance and with regular interaction with the Executive Team and wider Board, you will be accountable for the delivery of key programmes such as the Trust's Risk Management Strategy and oversight of external visits, inspections and accreditations; in particular, supporting the end to end processes for regulatory inspections. You will deputise for the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance.

Your Impact:
• Strategic Leadership:Shape the future of risk management and assurance processes supporting the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, providing expert advice to the Executive Team, and wider board as required
• Quality Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement, working closely with the Associate Director of Safety and Learning, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, and Company Secretary.
• Governance Excellence:Ensure robust, progressive, and proactive governance across all Trust activities.

Why Join Us?
• Influence and Inspire:Lead transformational change and inspire a culture of excellence and compassion in healthcare delivery.
• Collaborative Environment:Work in partnership with senior leaders and dedicated professionals committed to making a difference.
• Professional Growth:Take on a key role with significant impact and the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Proven Experience:Demonstrable success in delivering improvements in governance within healthcare/public sector organisations, and
experience at a senior level in a complex, highly regulated environment.

Strategic Vision:Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, with a track record of managing complex work/change management programs.

Expertise in Governance:Experience in governance systems, with deep knowledge of risk and assurance.

Regulatory Acumen:Experience working with independent regulators and managing legal services.

Innovative Approach:Research and development of systems to support compliance and regulation, driving continuous quality improvement.



For the full job description and person specification please look in the attached document.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Sep 2024

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a Specialist Mental Health and Community NHS Foundation Trust in the North West, is the place for you.

We are currently looking to recruit a Chief Fire Safety Officer on a permanent basis.

The post holder will oversee the Fire Safety Team and be responsible for ensuring that Trust sites meet all statutory fire requirements. A key feature of this role will be to ensure that fire safety systems are in place to ensure compliance and meet requirements of legislation and that these are supported by suitable policies and procedures linking into Trust Management arrangements. The Chief Fire Safety Officer will oversee completion of Fire Risk Assessments, provide training and provide general support in relation to fire safety.

The Fire Safety Advisor will provide an oversight of the service providers fire safety responsibilities and ensure all their services comply with legislation and good industry practice in order to provide a safe environment for Service Users, Staff and Visitors and assure the Trust where fire safety compliance is concerned.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is passionate about the services it provides.

Provide the Trust with operational leadership in the field of fire safety and technical fire detection device management. Communicating regularly with key internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible for the reduction of risks relating to fire. Undertake and manage comprehensive fire risk assessments and associated risks identified.

Operational accountability for all fire related matters involving all of our sites across LSCFT ensuring full compliance in relation to fire maintenance, involved in the process of upgrades and providing technical assurance to the Trust.

Lead Team Meetings and audits as required. Complete annual review of systems, process and compliance pertaining to fire safety.

Enable and encourage others to offer suggestions, ideas and views for improving services.

Assess schemes compartmentation status and resolve with the Capital Team.

Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures as appropriate, contribute and write Trust Policies.

Complete full review of risk assessments of buildings and full review of fire compartmentation ensuring they meet standards and remain legal and proactive.

Respond to any complaints from external agencies or the public in relation to fire issues raised as a concern.

Participate in and communicate with Trust committees including the provision of reports in relation to Fire Safety department.

Alert managers to resource issues that affect learning, development and performance.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Sunday 23 Jun 2024

We are looking for a senior payroll leader, with NHS front end payroll experience to lead our payroll and employee services function at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The role will develop in future to lead on our ICS wide/system payroll and employee services provision for One LSC. We currently operate a commercial model and provide a high quality, client-driven transactional HR and ESR Payroll Service to our Trust and other external client organisations.

The role will give you the opportunity to innovate and give your ideas on the strategic direction of our service, focusing on improving quality of service and exploring efficiencies for all our ICS client Trusts.

You will lead of management of all our contract agreements, service level agreements and procurement of new systems and technology, ensuring a quality service is provided to the Trust and client organisations.

You will hold an industry recognised qualification in payroll, equivalent to master’s degree level.You will be able to evidence your experience in delivering, leading and manage multiple client front end service payrolls and projects. You will also have proven experience of tendering and contract management. We are looking for expert knowledge of NHS Payroll Conditions and Procedures, the NHS Pension Scheme, current statutory legislation, and knowledge of ESR functionality and developments.

You will also have the opportunity to take a lead role in the ICS Systems Digital Programme, leading on the elimination of payroll waste, reduction in cost and streamlining of systems and technology. We would love to hear from you if you are motivated by this challenge, or if you are a subject matter expert in this regard.

A driving licence is required for the role and access to a vehicle, as you will be required to visit all our client payroll sites across the region. While the post is based at Preston Business Centre, we are happy to discuss opportunities for some agile working.

For further information about the role please contact Louisa Graham, Deputy Chief People Officer atlouisa.graham@lthtr.nhs.uk.

Interviews for the role will be held on Tuesday 4thJune 2024.

We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For the full job description, please see the attachment in the supporting documents.
• Provision of the efficient and effective operation of the Payroll Service
• Provision of the efficient and effective operation of the NHS Pension Scheme and local Pension Schemes
• Provision of System Management and Administration
• Provision of Technology with the Employees Services Department
• Management and Leadership
• Competitive Tendering and Contract Monitoring.
• Networking
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Department, the Finance Directorate, the Trust and Client organisations
• Systems and Business Development


This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.


Locality Network Director of Nursing & Quality – Specialist Services

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is the major health and wellbeing provider for a population of 1.7 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are proud to provide a wide range of mental health and learning disability services as well as physical health services in the community, including community nursing, health visiting and a range of therapy services. We employ over 7,000 members of staff operating in more than 400 sites with an annual budget of over £350 million. Our core values represent what we as an organisation, and the individuals who make up that organisation, are about. It is our aim that everything we do fits in with, and reinforces, these values: we are always learning, we are respectful, we are kind, and we are a team.

We are on an exciting journey of improvement, with significant investment being made in mental health and learning disability services and a new leadership structure aligned to our systems' ICPs. We are committed to leading the integration of physical health, mental health, and social care services locally to deliver improved population health and tackle health inequalities.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an innovative Trust and be at the forefront of mental health and community innovation. Reporting to the Chief Nurse Officer, ourNetwork Director of Nursing & Qualitywill ensure high quality care is delivered within the Network services by providing professional leadership to the Network nursing workforce and supporting the professional leadership of AHPs, Psychologists and Social Workers (SWs). You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient care and promote a culture of learning and openness. Working as part of a triumvirate, this post is one of three key leaders with management, medical and nursing expertise who will be working together to provide senior strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership across the locality.

We are looking for collaborative, driven and adaptable leaders with a strong ability to influence the strategic direction for our services.We are seeking a motivated and influential leader who is partnership led and who has significant experience engaging with stakeholders of all levels.

In return, you could be part of an upward journey, in which there is both permission and support to be innovative, in order to ensure the Trust develops excellent Locality services.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We especially welcome applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

If you would like a further discussion on the role, in the first instance please contact our Chief Nurse Officer Oliver Soriano via email oliver.soriano@lscft.nhs.uk or via telephone on 01772 695314


This advert closes on Wednesday 15 May 2024