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Paul Simpson

Energizer · DISC type I
Chief Finance Officer at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
📍 Redhill, England, United Kingdom

Paul Simpson is the long-serving Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, where he also directs Estates and Facilities. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, he has an extensive career in senior NHS finance roles and holds a degree in Zoology.

He is the Trusts Green Plan lead, reflecting a personal interest in the environment. This role involves overseeing sustainability projects, such as planting a 6. 5-hectare woodland on the hospital site to enhance biodiversity, improve air quality, and create green space for the community, staff, and patients.

He once worked as an untrained occupational therapist at Broadmoor Special Hospital before starting his career in finance.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Finance Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Redhill, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Paul shows up

Enthusiastic
Full Of Energy
Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Priorities

Topics Paul cares about

NHS Financial Management
As CFO for over 15 years, he led the Trust from a significant deficit to a surplus, demonstrating expertise in turning around and sustaining public sector finances.
Healthcare Sustainability
As the Trust's Green Plan lead, he champions environmental initiatives, including a major woodland planting project and reducing the organization's carbon footprint.
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Career

Work history

12-2007
Chief Finance Officer
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
12-2007 - 9-2025
Chief Finance Officer
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
7-2006 - 12-2007
Finance Director
Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust
7-2006 - 12-2007
Finance director
Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust
In the press

Media appearances

Trust's Chief Finance Officer to retire after 18 years. Featured in Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – Latest News
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Deputy Chief Executive Paul Simpson writes the latest weekly message. Featured in Facebook – Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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Education
1979 - 1982
Bachelor's Degree
University of Hull
1973 - 1979
Education details unavailable
Yateley School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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