Job overview

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals

Location: Building 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth,

Salary: Band 2 £23,615 per annum 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you have a keen eye for detail with strong administration skills? Do you want to play a key role providing a financial administrative service to support the smooth and efficient running of the busy Financial Management teams within the Finance Department and to be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a high-quality service to both Trusts.?

Join us and you will provide accounting support and scrutiny through the monthly reconciliation of control accounts and posting of ledger interfaces.

Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications. 

Main duties of the job

• Input payroll/budget journals in line with Month End Closedown timetables
• Make regular accruals and adjustments
• Complete internal recharges
• Deal with queries and error corrections.
• Use Excel to perform straightforward analyses of financial information.
• Open and distribute the finance department’s mail.
• Distribute the nominal roll and taking appropriate action on return of verification forms.
• Administer the RTA and NHSP databases.
• In all cases plan work to ensure that tasks are completed to departmental deadlines.
• Undertake any other ad hoc duties as required.

Working for our organisation

Our vision for Single Corporate Services  
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care. 

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? 
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

For further information, please read the attached document outlining the vision for our single corporate services.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.