Manchester director wins FD of the Year
He was commended for his work helping steer the trust through the merger to form the £1.6bn turnover organisation and in overseeing a successful financial turnaround programme at the Central Manchester trust.
The latter turned a deficit approaching £17m in 2015/16 into an operating surplus of more than £56m in 2016/17. He was central to the programme and to engaging clinicians with the savings and productivity programme, even getting across the importance of the work through a series of short videos.
He was also an instrumental figure in securing a successful merger – for example, developing the detailed business case required by the Competition and Markets Authority and NHS Improvement.
Judges said he had demonstrated strong leadership and developed a finance department that is considered best in class in a number of areas, including procurement and contracts and income.
They added: ‘He has clearly demonstrated substantial achievement across all of the key award criteria. Adrian Roberts is an exceptional finance director and has consistently delivered excellent results both in the area of finance and in the wider managerial context where his insight, commitment and technical ability have been a huge asset to his trust.’
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust scooped two awards on the night – Finance Team of the Year and Deputy Finance Director of the Year for Claire Liddy. And Paul Buss, the medical director at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, took the Working with finance – Clinician of the Year Award. This award recognises the importance of clinical engagement in financial management and honours a clinician who has taken financial responsibility for their services, led efficiency or improvement programmes or provided an example for other clinicians by engaging with the financial management agenda.
The awards presented at a ceremony in London on 7 December were:
Finance Director of the Year
Adrian Roberts, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Finance Director of the Year
Claire Liddy, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Finance Team of the Year
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Governance Award
Chorley and South Ribble and Greater Preston CCGs
Innovation Award
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Working with finance – Clinician of the Year Award
Paul Buss, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Costing
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Havelock Training Award
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
FFF Award
John McLoughlin, NHS England
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