Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Cashier (XN03)

The closing date is 03 March 2026

Job summary

Part-time Cashier (20 hours pw)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a keen, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Financial Services Department. You will be part of our Cashiers Team and will report to the Head Cashier, who you will support in providing a comprehensive cash receipting and payment service to the Trust, its staff, patients and visitors.

Working as part of the Cashiers team, you will provide a helpful point of contact for patients, visitors and staff at the hospital. You will make a positive contribution towards an atmosphere that ensures the needs of patients and visitors are dealt with fairly, embedding the Leeds Way Values.

The role is part-time, working 20 hours per week. It will require being office-based, located mainly at Seacroft Hospital, however, will require travel to other sites of the Trust as required.

Expected Shortlisting Date

03/03/2026

Planned Interview Date

10/03/2026

Main duties of the job

The role is part time, working 20 hours per week. It involves supporting the Head Cashier for the repayment of travel expenses under the Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme, safe custody of cash and patients property; accurate recording of financial transactions; maintenance of petty cash and change floats; collection of cash from various departments if required and prompt banking.

The role will also include dealing with telephone enquiries from patients, colleagues and other healthcare providers, diary management and utilising various computer applications.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong communication skills, prioritisation, and an ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong concentration and attention to detail are also important aspects of this post.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust contributes to life in the Leeds region, being one of the largest employers with more than 20,000 staff, plays a leading role in research, education and innovation. It is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, a regional and national centre for specialist treatment, a world-renowned biomedical research facility and a leading clinical trials research unit. We have access to some of the country's leading clinical expertise and the most advanced medical technology in the world. We are rated as a good Hospital Trust by the Care Quality Commission and have a strategy to continue improving to provide outstanding care for patients. With a £1 billion budget, we treat approximately 1.5 million patients, including more than 200,000 emergency patients every year. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do and are committed to delivering high quality care to all our patients all of the time.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-FIN-0167

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is to support the Head Cashier in providing a comprehensive cash receipting and payment service to the Trust, its staff, patients and visitors. This involves the repayment of travel expenses under the Healthcare Cost Travel Scheme; safe custody of cash and patients property; accurate recording of financial transactions; maintenance of petty cash and change floats; collection of cash from various departments if required and prompt banking. The job also involves dealing with staff, patients and visitors to receive deposits, make payments or handle enquiries. This is a peripatetic role, and it will be necessary to provide cover for colleagues at all other Trust sites. The post holder will be expected to work alone at some sites and will be required to exercise discretion and judgement accordingly.

Main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

Providing a counter service for staff, patients and visitors ensuring a high standard of customer service, resolving any issues in a professional manner.

Receipting and safe custody of cash and patient property, ensuring accurate recording of all transactions, issuing official receipts.

Processing debit/credit card payments using chip and pin machines.

All income received to be reconciled to transaction records, counted and prepared for banking on a daily basis, with all discrepancies to be immediately investigated and reported to the Head Cashier.

Responsible for topping up and monitoring departmental petty cash floats, ensuring all payments are consistent with Trust guidelines and recorded in accordance with Trust procedures.

Balance petty cash on a daily basis, investigating any discrepancy and reporting them to the Head Cashier.

Collect patients property from night safes, if required, within the hospital and ensure these are receipted and held in safe custody as required by Trust procedures.

Administer payments to Patients under the Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme, in line with Trust policies and procedures, dealing with all enquiries whilst promoting a positive patient centred culture.

Dealing with difficult and challenging situations, maintaining a firm but fair professional manner at all times.

Safekeeping and administering Patients monies and valuables ensuring all documentation is in order, liaising with Patients, Wards, Social Services and Bereavement Liaison. Arranging for the safe return of valuables to appropriate persons, whilst working within the Mental Capacity Act 2005.