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Richard Wheeler

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Chief Finance Officer at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Richard Wheeler is a strategic Chief Finance Officer within the NHS, uniquely qualified as both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Mathematician. He has a proven history of driving significant financial growth and achieving key organisational goals for multiple NHS trusts. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Portsmouth.

He is passionate about the healthcare sector, publicly advocating for and supporting NHS staff. Richard is motivated by professional and personal development, celebrating chartered standards and sharing his belief that life improves through deliberate change rather than by chance.

He holds the rare dual distinction of being both a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Mathematician.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Finance Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Strategic NHS Finance
His career is defined by using finance as a strategic catalyst within NHS trusts to drive growth, manage major investments, and secure key organisational approvals.
Healthcare Partnerships
He has served as a Health & Care Partnership Finance Lead and emphasizes collaboration across the wider health system to improve community wellbeing.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Finance Officer
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1-2025 - 10-2025
Interim Director of Financial Governance
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
9-2023 - 12-2024
Chief Finance Officer
NHS University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
5-2016 - 9-2023
Finance Director
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2-2021 - 1-2022
Chief Finance Officer
Leicester Partnership NHS Trust / Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Group
In the press

Media appearances

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust appoints Richard Wheeler as Chief Finance Officer. Featured in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – News & Events
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Education
1985 - 1989
BSc (Hons)
University of Portsmouth
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