On the move 30 October

Liz Romaniak (pictured), director of finance, contracting and facilities and deputy chief executive at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, has joined Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust as director of finance and information. She joined the Bradford trust in 2007, initially providing foundation trust project management. She was head of financial management and deputy director of finance before being appointed finance director in 2014. She was appointed deputy chief executive in 2017. Ms Romaniak succeeds Patrick McGahon, who retired in July.

Erskine Douglas, accredited counter fraud specialist and head of accounts payable at the Department of Health and Social Care, was awarded an MBE for services to finance in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

The Sussex health and care system has appointed Carla Moody (pictured) director of finance (Sussex commissioning). The appointment has been made by the three clinical commissioning groups in Sussex – Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex CCGs. Ms Moody has more than 18 years’ experience in the NHS, working in audit and regulation. Most recently, she has been leading the Sussex Covid-19 project management office.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust executive director of finance and performance Kevin Downs has retired. He joined the then Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2012 as deputy director of finance, before being appointed to the executive director position in 2015. He has worked at a number of other acute providers, but prior to joining the health service he spent most of his career in the commercial sector at finance director level.

Simon Crowther succeeds Mr Downs as executive director of finance and performance at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Crowther, who is also an HFMA trustee, has joined the trust from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where he was executive director of finance, information and estates from 2015.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Lorraine Hooper executive director of finance, information and estates to succeed Mr Crowther. She is due to join the trust from North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, where she is director of finance, performance and estates, in the new year.

Alex Gild (pictured) deputy chief executive and chief financial officer at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the new chair of NHS Supply Chain’s South Customer Board. He has also joined the national NHS customer board for procurement and supply, chaired by Ian Carruthers. The board aims to influence and lead procurement strategy.  A former HFMA president, Mr Gild, who remains in post at Berkshire, said: ‘Customer boards have an important role to play in supporting NHS Supply Chain customers in achieving best possible value for our patients. The south region customer board is a well engaged group, representing procurement and customer expertise across our NHS provider sectors and health systems. My priorities for the customer board are to build on the collaborative opportunities the new NHS Supply Chain model presents, and to drive for system efficiency gain and great customer service to frontline care delivery.’

Bob Chadwick, executive director of finance Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, has retired. He joined the NHS in 1992 and has been a board-level director for 21 years, including the last five years at Cardiff and Vale.

Rob Clarke (pictured) has been appointed deputy chief financial officer (strategic planning) at Barts Health NHS Trust, and is due to start in December. He is currently director – intensive support (acting)/ improvement director at NHS England and NHS Improvement and director of finance at NHS Nightingale Hospital London.

Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Ian Boyle chief finance officer. Mr Boyle, who is HFMA North West Branch chair, joined the trust at the beginning of the month from Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group, where he was chief financial officer. He succeeds Rob Forster, who is now chief finance officer and deputy chief executive of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Bolton CCG deputy chief financial officer Kelly Knowles is now acting CFO at the commissioning body.