The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Assistant Accountant

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to start your career in NHS Finance, with an apprenticeship in our Financial Management department providing support to the trust to manage over £1bn of expenditure. You will be working in one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.

You will also be given the opportunity to gain a professional qualification and will be given full training within the role.

Interview date 05/10/2023
37 hours 30 minutes /Week
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Main duties of the job

You will assist with the provision of a high quality finance service within the organisation. You will pro-actively provide timely and accurate financial information and advice ensuring that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance Guidelines.

You will work closely with Directorate teams to ensure effective monitoring of Directorate and Department's financial position showing your strong communication skills.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 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.

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.

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2023-33-43-DR-A

Job locations

Regent Point

317 Regent Point

NE3 3HD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.
To assist the Directorate Accountant with the production of the monthly financial statement.
Under the direction of senior staff to have reporting responsibility for specific Directorates or Departments.
Production of budgets for specific areas of reporting responsibility.
Responding to queries from Directorate and Departmental Managers.

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 months pay.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.
To assist the Directorate Accountant with the production of the monthly financial statement.
Under the direction of senior staff to have reporting responsibility for specific Directorates or Departments.
Production of budgets for specific areas of reporting responsibility.
Responding to queries from Directorate and Departmental Managers.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

oMinimum of 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English (Grades 9 - 4, or A* - C, or Functional/Key skills at level 2)

Desirable

oMicrosoft Office Qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable

oKnowledge of the National Health Service
oExperience or Education in Business or Numeric Subjects

Skills & Abilities

Essential

oAble to work independently and as part of a team to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
oAble to communicate information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

oMinimum of 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English (Grades 9 - 4, or A* - C, or Functional/Key skills at level 2)

Desirable

oMicrosoft Office Qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable

oKnowledge of the National Health Service
oExperience or Education in Business or Numeric Subjects

Skills & Abilities

Essential

oAble to work independently and as part of a team to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
oAble to communicate information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.