The finance team at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has achieved Level 2 accreditation in the Future Focused Finance Framework.

The Future focused finance accreditation system is designed to give recognition to NHS organisations that have the very best finance skills development culture and practices in place.

There are 3 levels within the process that reflect the continuous development of the organisation’s finance function. The Trust was awarded level 1 in 2023 and has been working towards Level 2 for the last year.

The emphasis at Level 2 is on sustained performance – organisations must demonstrate an overall culture that is innovative and consistently supportive of the development of the finance capability throughout the organisation. Level 2 demonstrates that the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has embedded finance skills development practices organisation-wide.

Steve Washbourne, Chief Financial Officer, commented: “I am so proud of the team in achieving Level 2 Accreditation – not only does it demonstrate the level of excellence and focus on improvement that we now have within the finance department, but it is also reflective of the relationships, partnerships, and collaborations we have across the Trust.

Level 2 requires you to provide demonstrable evidence that you are adopting more sustainable ways of working, with a real focus on education, training and development, wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion, as well as actively embracing and embedding a continuous improvement approach and methodology in everything we do. I can’t wait to take the next steps towards Level 3.”