John joined Alder Hey in April 2017 as Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive and took on the role of Managing Director and Chief Finance Officer in April 2023. His NHS career began via the National Finance Graduate Trainee scheme and he has worked in a variety of roles, including the Deputy Director of Performance at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, and Deputy Director of Finance at South Manchester University Hospital.
He joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation (RJAH) Trust in Oswestry as Director of Finance in 2008 and played a key role in supporting the organisation’s successful Foundation Trust application. He also worked with the Strategic Orthopaedic Alliance (SOA) to ensure that the voice of specialist orthopaedic providers is heard within the national financial agenda.
John became Acting Chief Executive at RJAH in October 2015 until taking up the position of Deputy Chief Executive on 1 April 2016. This was the role in which he remained until joining Alder Hey a year later. In 2019 John won two Finance Director of Year Awards; The Finance Director of a Non-Profit Large Organisation (over £100m) award and he was the overall winner of the Finance Director of the Year Award.