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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
04.2025 - 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
06.2015 - 04.2024
  • 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
09.2008 - 06.2015
  • 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
12.2006 - 09.2008
  • 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 London

Leadership For Population Health -

Kings Fund
London
09.2020 -

Horizons Leadership course -

Horizons
07.2018 -

ACCA -

BPP
London
01.2025 -

AAT - Accounting

BPP
London

Diploma of Higher Education - Management of Information Systems

Computing & Business College
London
03.2001 -

NVQ Level 2 - Using and Support of IT

Enfield College
London
06.1998 -

NVQ Level 3 - Using and Support of IT

Westminster College
London
07.1999 -

Bachelor of Business Administration - Financial Management

Hogeschool van Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
06.1997 -

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
04.2025 - Current

ACCA -

BPP
01.2025 -

Leadership For Population Health -

Kings Fund
09.2020 -

Horizons Leadership course -

Horizons
07.2018 -

Assoc. Director of Finance Financial Strategy (B9)

Barking, Havering & Redbridge University NHS Trust
06.2015 - 04.2024

Head of Income and Costing (B8C&8D)

Royal Free Foundation Trust
09.2008 - 06.2015

Finance manager (B8A&8B)

Tower Hamlets PCT
12.2006 - 09.2008

Diploma of Higher Education - Management of Information Systems

Computing & Business College
03.2001 -

NVQ Level 3 - Using and Support of IT

Westminster College
07.1999 -

NVQ Level 2 - Using and Support of IT

Enfield College
06.1998 -

Bachelor of Business Administration - Financial Management

Hogeschool van Utrecht
06.1997 -

MBA - Healthcare Finance

BPP University

AAT - Accounting

BPP

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