University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Financial Improvement Programme Lead
The closing date is 12 April 2026
The Financial Improvement Team plays a key role in supporting the Trust to improve efficiency, productivity and value across clinical and non-clinical services.
This role focuses on identifying improvement opportunities, working with clinical leaders, senior managers and corporate teams to design and deliver practical changes that lead to measurable and sustainable benefits. The post holder will support strategic improvement priorities by analysing services, helping teams redesign ways of working, and ensuring financial and non-financial benefits are clearly identified, delivered and tracked.
Using recognised improvement approaches, the role will support the delivery of improvement initiatives, monitor progress and help manage risks, while building improvement capability across the organisation through coaching and skills development.
The post holder will act as a key change agent, working across the Trust and wider health system to reduce waste, improve efficiency and embed continuous improvement into day-to-day operations, working closely with finance colleagues and other transformation teams to ensure a coordinated approach.
Main duties of the job
- Identify financial and operational improvement opportunities across clinical and non-clinical services, including new ways of working, pathway redesign and waste reduction.
- Work in partnership with clinical leaders, senior managers and corporate teams to design and implement practical improvements that deliver measurable and sustainable financial and non-financial benefits.
- Support the Trust's Waste Reduction Programme by defining, quantifying and tracking benefits arising from improvement activity.
- Apply recognised improvement approaches and tools to challenge existing practices, improve productivity and embed continuous improvement into day-to-day operations.
- Ensure clear baseline measures, evaluation metrics and benefit realisation arrangements are in place to evidence and sustain improvements.
- Facilitate and lead improvement workshops, events and engagement sessions, ensuring agreed actions are delivered.
- Build improvement capability across the organisation through training, coaching and hands on support to staff at all levels.
- Act as a visible change agent, influencing and supporting teams through complex change and promoting a positive culture of efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively with Finance colleagues and other transformation teams to ensure a coordinated approach.
- Provide clear progress updates and reports to senior stakeholders, highlighting delivery, risks and realised benefits.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job responsibilities
Identifying Improvement Opportunities & Benefits
- Identify financial and operational improvement opportunities across services, including pathway redesign, innovation and new ways of working.
- Support the Trusts Waste Reduction Programme by identifying, quantifying and tracking financial and non-financial benefits from improvement activity.
- Ensure clear baseline measures, evaluation metrics and benefit realisation arrangements are agreed and owned by service leads.
- Monitor delivery of agreed benefits and proactively address risks to sustainability.
Improvement Delivery & Change Support
- Work with clinical and operational teams to design and implement practical improvements that enhance productivity, efficiency and patient experience.
- Apply appropriate improvement tools and techniques to challenge existing practices and support continuous improvement.
- Support teams to manage risks, dependencies and wider service impacts arising from improvement activity.
Engagement, Influence & Collaboration
- Build strong working relationships with clinical leaders, senior managers and corporate teams to influence and support change.
- Act as a trusted advisor, providing expert advice and constructive challenge in a supportive manner.
- Engage internal and external stakeholders, including patients where appropriate, to support collaborative improvement.
- Work closely with finance and other transformation teams to ensure a coordinated and joined-up approach to change.
Capability Building & Coaching
- Deliver training, coaching and practical support to staff at all levels to build improvement capability across the organisation.
- Support process owners and project teams through planning, stakeholder engagement and follow up activity.
- Promote a positive culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Reporting, Governance & Professional Practice
- Provide clear and timely progress updates and reports to senior stakeholders, highlighting delivery, risks and realised benefits.
- Contribute to effective governance arrangements for improvement activity.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of NHS productivity, efficiency and improvement best practice.
- Represent the Trust at relevant internal and external forums as required.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description
Person Specification Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
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.
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