Efficiency Programme Finance Lead

Company: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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Location: London
Job Description:

The Efficiency Programme Finance Lead will provide financial leadership and support to the Trust-wide Efficiency Programme. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that the Trust’s efficiency, productivity and transformation initiatives are financially robust, accurately quantified and effectively monitored.

The role will work closely with operational, finance, PMO, costing and analytical teams to support delivery of sustainable recurrent improvement and strengthen the integration of finance, operational performance, productivity and transformation. The post holder will provide expert financial challenge, assurance and analysis across a complex portfolio of schemes and programmes.

The post holder will support development of a data-driven approach to productivity and value improvement, helping to align financial, workforce, activity and operational metrics to support decision making and delivery.

  • Provide financial leadership to the Trust-wide Efficiency Programme.
  • Lead financial planning, monitoring and reporting processes for the programme.
  • Ensure efficiency schemes and programmes are appropriately quantified, evidenced and financially robust.
  • Develop and maintain financial methodologies, reporting standards and benefits realisation frameworks.
  • Support production of monthly programme forecasts, delivery trajectories and financial assessments.
  • Monitor delivery against efficiency targets, expenditure reductions and underlying run-rate changes.
  • Provide expert financial challenge and assurance across divisional and corporate programmes.
  • Work with operational, analytical and costing teams to develop productivity and value metrics.
  • Support development of integrated operational‑financial reporting and dashboards.
  • Support governance arrangements, reporting and committee papers for the Efficiency Programme.
  • Promote financial discipline, accountability and transparency across the programme.
  • Provide financial advice and support to programme and project leads.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

  • Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  • Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  • Improving the experience of staff with disability
  • Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  • Making equalities mainstream

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jack Rodber Job title: Assoc Director of Finance – Efficiency Programme Email address: jack.rodber@nhs.net Telephone number: 07825947574

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Posted: September 2nd, 2026