Jenny Ehrhardt joins the Trust following five years at the financial helm for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as Group Chief Finance Officer.
An experienced NHS finance leader, Jenny was awarded the national Healthcare Financial Management Association Finance Director of the Year award in 2022. This recognised her work during her time in Manchester to develop the finance team, the financial skills across the Trust, and delivery of good financial results during the Covid period.
Jenny has now returned to ĢtvƵ having worked previously at LTHT as Deputy Director of Finance for five years up to 2019.
“I am delighted to return to ĢtvƵ Teaching Hospitals as Director of Finance, following impressive predecessors and knowing many of the great people I will be working with. I am really looking forward to meeting the teams and being part of a Trust with such a well-embedded culture of continuous improvement, to contribute to delivering excellent patient care and making the best use of the funding we have.”
Jenny Ehrhardt, Director of Finance at LTHT
“It is fantastic to welcome Jenny back to the Trust as our new Director of Finance. We are committed to delivering our financial plan with a focus on high quality healthcare, which delivers better health outcomes and represents good value for money for the public. With her extensive experience and expertise, plus the passion that I know she holds for achieving excellence, Jenny will play an integral role in empowering our teams to ensure our financial position remains strong even as we navigate uncertain and challenging times.”
Prof. Phil Wood, Chief Executive at LTHT
Jenny is a member of the NHS Finance Leadership Council and Chair of the National Finance Innovation Forum, which seeks to successfully share innovations developed and implemented within the NHS, for the benefit of patients.
Prior to her roles at ĢtvƵ and Manchester Jenny was Deputy Director of Finance at Harrogate and District Foundation NHS Trust for over five years.
On her return to ĢtvƵ, Jenny added: “It is good to see how developments have come to fruition, which I’d last seen only on paper, like the new Centre for Laboratory Medicine. The Trust’s exciting capital projects that are in progress, in particular the Hospitals of the Future, are of great significance to myself, the Trust, and the people of ĢtvƵ, and I am committed to help drive these forward in the coming years.”
Jenny joined the NHS in 2000 on the Graduate Management Training Scheme and has worked across many different organisations since, including Ambulance and Commissioning, although mainly in acute trusts.
She has a family background in the NHS and has always seen the importance of and potential power in clinical and financial teams working extremely closely to deliver excellent patient care.
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