Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Financial Management - Corporate
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-35-07-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Regent Point
- Town
- 317 Regent Point
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/09/2024
Employer heading
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Directorate Accountant
Band 7
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.
Job overview
Our Financial Management Department are recruiting. Due to an internal promotion, an excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible professional to join our team as a Directorate Accountant.
The Directorate Accountant will manage a team of staff to ensure the accurate and timely provision of financial information, support and guidance to the Trust’s Clinical Boards.
The financial management team are responsible for the monthly closedown, variance analysis, reporting and forecasting, as well as providing business support to managers, including high quality financial information and analysis to meet their financial objectives throughout the year.
The role is based at Regent Point in Gosforth, with parking available or easy access to the Regent Centre metro and bus interchange We offer agile and flexible working to support work-life balance and provide a supportive and inclusive team environment with opportunities to thrive and develop.
We have a comprehensive benefits package for our staff, including a fully supportive study package, car lease options and a wide variety of staff discounts including discounted staff travel passes.
- Interview Date Wednesday, 18 September 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
This is a key role managing and leading a small financial management team of 4-5 staff, responsible for providing financial support, advice, and guidance to Directorates with total budgets in excess of £300m. The team produce monthly management accounts to enable accurate monitoring and forecasting of the Trust's financial position, enabling Directorates to make well informed financial decisions.
Working for our organisation
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 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure delivery of a high quality financial management service.
- To work closely with senior Trust Corporate and/or Directorate Management, providing timely and accurate information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring and management of the Trust’s financial position and to support the decision making process.
- To play a significant role in the formulation of the Trust’s annual budget.
- To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.
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.
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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good level of education in a numerate subject.
- In depth specialist knowledge in financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and finance policies and in particular budgetary control techniques
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in the finance department of a complex organisation
- Demonstrable experience in management accounting, including ability to provide detailed guidance and advice to finance and non-finance managers within own area
- Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent knowledge, experience and expertise
- Evidence of participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS finance experience at a senior level.
- ECDL or equivalent experience.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to a range of audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Ability to analyse, interpret and make judgments involving complex facts and situations
- Staff management experience and the ability to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills/experience of public speaking
- Experience of report writing.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynsay Tait
- Job title
- Head of Corporate Financial Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912137411
- Additional information
or 07792463087
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