Petra Scantlebury
LONDON,Enfield
Summary
- ACCA and MBA qualified finance professional with 30 years of experience in NHS finance.
- Passion for the NHS with a strong commitment to improving patient care, value and operational efficiency
- Expertise in financial planning, reporting, and team development, with a proven track record in leading large teams and driving financial improvement initiatives
- Bring a highly professional approach to work and a personal commitment to the team
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work history
Deputy CFO Strategy Insight and Delivery (B9)
Barking Havering & Redbridge University NHS Trust
London - Romford, Essex
2025.04 - Current
- Delivered senior financial leadership, ensuring alignment of overall financial envelope across activities and income streams.
- Coordinated support from finance team to provide high-value services to clinical and corporate departments.
- Led Strategy and Insights team in diagnosing financial opportunities and quantifying financial waste.
- Managed Delivery team of Business Partners to translate evidence into sustainable financial improvements.
- Oversaw production of Patient Level Costing, Service Line Reporting, and Activity (SLAM) data.
- Directed a team of 19 professionals to achieve organisational financial objectives.
Assoc. Director of Finance Financial Strategy (B9)
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University NHS Trust
London - Romford, Essex
2015.06 - 2024.04
- Directed development of Financial Intelligence work stream across NEL Acute Provider Collaborative.
- Spearheaded income and activity reporting system implementation at trust.
- Executed successful SLR implementation, enhancing financial oversight.
- Managed PLICS implementation, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Served as financial lead for Trusts financial planning and performance reports.
- Oversaw integrated financial reporting within wider NEL system, aligning submissions to regulators.
- Championed ICS financial strategy and clinical strategy development initiatives.
- Ensured data quality assurance and coding processes met regulatory standards.
Head of Income and Costing (B8C&8D)
Royal Free Foundation Trust
London, Greater London
2008.09 - 2015.06
- Directed financial planning and income reporting, encompassing risk assessment and forecasting.
- Coordinated resolution of reporting issues across finance, operations, and clinical teams to maximise income recovery.
- Managed development of information systems to enhance reporting processes.
- Formulated SLA proposals and finance schedules to streamline contracting negotiations with commissioners.
- Oversaw external monitoring and reporting to commissioners, participating in contract management meetings.
- Contributed to SLR development and led PLICS implementation as value-based healthcare lead in finance.
- Supported FT application process for integrating clinical activity and income with Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital.
- Led internal budget-setting process for clinical income across Trust.
Finance manager (B8A&8B)
Tower Hamlets PCT
London, Greater London
2006.12 - 2008.09
- Oversaw prescribing and dental budgets, ensuring effective financial management and advice.
- Led budget-setting processes, including oversight of GP budgets and payments.
- Led Oracle system implementation, developing new chart of accounts for enhanced reporting.
- Designed and constructed reports to streamline financial reporting workflows.
- Managed team of 3 while reporting directly to ADOF.
Education
MBA - Healthcare Finance
BPP University
City of LondonLeadership For Population Health -
Kings Fund
London 2020.09 -
Horizons Leadership course -
Horizons
2018.07 -
ACCA -
BPP
London 2025.01 -
AAT - Accounting
BPP
LondonDiploma of Higher Education - Management of Information Systems
Computing & Business College
London 2001.03 -
NVQ Level 2 - Using and Support of IT
Enfield College
London 1998.06 -
NVQ Level 3 - Using and Support of IT
Westminster College
London 1999.07 -
Bachelor of Business Administration - Financial Management
Hogeschool van Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands 1997.06 -
Skills
- Proven ability of managing and leading large teams, collaborative leadership style with proven record of developing constructive long-term relationships across and outside organization
- High level political awareness to identify and navigate challenging system-wide discussions and decision-making as well as in-depth knowledge and understanding of overall NHS Financial regime, Funding flows, governance structures, and NHS contractual framework
- Organized and adaptable, with ability to devise plans and systematically manage implementation through to completion
- Technically capable with substantial experience in financial modelling and analysis, with close attention to detail
- Ability to translate complex data into compelling story to influence non-financial audience
- Guardian of value, developing business know-how to drive better value for money and improved patient care
- Ability to develop systems, processes, and networks to break down barriers and facilitate effective teamworking and partnerships
- In-depth understanding of patient pathways across organizational boundaries, with broad understanding of all sectors of care (commissioning, acute, mental health, social care, ambulance, etc)
- Ability to lead major change, develop and communicate exciting vision and translate it into tangible plans and objectives
- Excellent communication and presentational skills with ability to resolve complex problems involving multitude of stakeholders both internally and externally
Timeline
Deputy CFO Strategy Insight and Delivery (B9)
Barking Havering & Redbridge University NHS Trust
2025.04 - Current
ACCA -
BPP
2025.01 -
Leadership For Population Health -
Kings Fund
2020.09 -
Horizons Leadership course -
Horizons
2018.07 -
Assoc. Director of Finance Financial Strategy (B9)
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University NHS Trust
2015.06 - 2024.04
Head of Income and Costing (B8C&8D)
Royal Free Foundation Trust
2008.09 - 2015.06
Finance manager (B8A&8B)
Tower Hamlets PCT
2006.12 - 2008.09
Diploma of Higher Education - Management of Information Systems
Computing & Business College
2001.03 -
NVQ Level 3 - Using and Support of IT
Westminster College
1999.07 -
NVQ Level 2 - Using and Support of IT
Enfield College
1998.06 -
Bachelor of Business Administration - Financial Management
Hogeschool van Utrecht
1997.06 -
MBA - Healthcare Finance
BPP University
AAT - Accounting
BPP