Job vacancy: Assistant Accountant, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 317 Regent Point

Job summary

Main area: 317 Financial Services Processing
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 317-2024-27-15-DR

Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Regent Point
Town: 317 Regent Point
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/07/2024 23:59
Interview date: 07/08/2024

Assistant Accountant

Band 4

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services department ensuring the delivery of a consistently high-quality service to the Trust
To work flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various Financial Services Department teams.
To ensure that transactions relating to the Trust’s activities are processed in a timely manner.
To work flexibly and actively assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the Trust’s Activities
To take immediate action in any remedial adjustments required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trust’s activities.
To provide support to departmental managers and other finance staff.
To provide supervisory support to Band 3 and Band 2 Financial Services colleagues.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Accounting Technician status or be progressing towards a CCAB accountancy qualification or NVQ Level 4 in a numerate subject or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

European Computer Driving Licence qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

A good level of education in a numerate subject
Experience in a Finance Department of a busy organisation
A detailed understanding of accounting procedures
Knowledge of NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it effects own area of work
A good working knowledge of financial and non-financial computer systems

Desirable criteria

Previous NHS Finance experience
Show the ability to supervise junior staff

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Able to work autonomously to manage own workload and change priorities as necessary to achieve key tasks, although with advice available if required
Good communication, planning and organisational skills are essential
Ability to be able to work independently or part of a team, to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
Ability to understand NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it affects own area of work

Desirable criteria

Previous NHS finance experience

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.