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CF

Associate Partner – Health Systems, Financial and Performance Improvement

CF

. Drive growth of CF’s Financial and Performance Improvement business within the Health Systems practice .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in management consulting and healthcare leadership, with a strong focus on financial and operational improvement within the NHS. Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and lead complex, high-impact projects.

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NHS Financial RecoveryManagement ConsultingPeople LeadershipStakeholder InfluenceProject Leadership

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Hard Skills
Financial ImprovementOperational ImprovementPerformance ImprovementComplex Project ManagementMultidisciplinary Team Leadership
Soft Skills
Entrepreneurial DriveResilienceCommunication SkillsRelationship BuildingMentoring
Industry Keywords
NHSHealth SystemsAdvisory RelationshipsHealthcare LeadershipNational PolicyRegulation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive growth of CF’s Financial and Performance Improvement business within the Health Systems practice
  • Build a portfolio of client work and achieve targets agreed through the business planning cycle
  • Support the wider Partner team on new work and bids
  • Build trusted relationships with health system leaders, providers and commissioners
  • Understand client pressures and shape CF’s offer and strategy
  • Contribute to debate on NHS finances through CF’s published work
  • Act as Delivery Partner on several engagements simultaneously
  • Lead complex, multi-workstream projects
  • Develop teams, including serving as a development sponsor and mentoring bid teams
  • Meet senior leaders, understand their problems and shape how CF can help

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Record of building consulting or advisory relationships with senior NHS leaders, with evidence of work won and repeat clients
  • Well-established network in the NHS and wider health sector built on trusted relationships
  • Entrepreneurial drive and resilience
  • Well-formed views on NHS financial recovery, productivity and performance, and the impact of national policy and regulation
  • At least 10 years’ experience in management consulting, or a combination of consulting and senior healthcare leadership
  • Strong focus on financial and operational improvement and performance
  • Extensive experience leading complex, high-impact NHS projects and multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong people leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Generous holiday allowance, minimum 25 days, growing with career
  • Strong employer pension contribution
  • Flexible benefits tailored to lifestyle
  • Wellbeing and fitness benefits
  • Financial protection
  • Enhanced family leave
  • Income and life protection
  • Interest-free loans
  • Travel support
  • Comprehensive wellbeing and employee assistance programme
  • Preventative health benefits
  • Initiatives supporting an active, balanced way of working
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Up to 44 extra remote working days per year