Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- 6 months (This is a fixed term six month opportunity)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 359-7032310-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fordcombe Hospital
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Finance - Projects
Band 8c
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen which will integrate working with an established finance team with the Trust's new Fordcombe and Wells Health Division.
This is a role which will provide senior finance support to the Fordcombe and Wells Health Division, reporting directly to the Director of Finance – Performance.
Main duties of the job
To work in parallel with the Finance Director – Fordcombe.
· Embedding of MTW financial procedures and processes at Fordcombe.
· To support the set up of private patients, to improve access to referrals and improve the billing process.
· To provide monthly reporting on the revenue position.
· To set up budgets aligned to the current establishment.
· To identify skill or capacity gap at Fordcombe, ie tasks previously provided centrally by previous owner.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA)
- Expert knowledge gained through further post-qualification specialist training or experience. Evidence of maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification
- Experience of working in a senior finance role, advising Executive Directors and other senior management
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of business partnering, supporting senior managers and/ or directors in service developments
- Experience of using complex financial models for assessing risk and informing decision-making
- Experience in making or advising on complex decisions involving financial risk
- Understand the concepts underpinning the development of a strategy and some of the elements which can be arranged to gain competitive advantage
- An understanding of the NHS Payment Scheme
Desirable criteria
- Working in NHS or private healthcare setting at a senior level
Skills
Essential criteria
- Leadership qualities and influencing skills
- Able to challenge effectively while maintaining relationships
- Ability to work in a professional and positive manner and meet challenging deadlines
- Pro-active, dynamic and flexible
- Demonstrating initiative to work as an individual to meet deadlines.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Pordage
- Job title
- Head of Contracting and Income
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 224229
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