Job summary
You will be part of a team providing high quality costing information to various internal and external users. This includes running the costing system on a quarterly basis to produce information for the Trust Board and assisting in the yearly production of the Trust National Cost Collection.
- Interview date: 25 October 2023
- 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
- Convert the general ledger into the costing ledger ready for upload into the costing system.
- Investigation of variances on the PLICS Trust Board Report - to provide reasons for movements on costs and income for a range of Directorates.
- Liaison with Finance Managers and Departmental managers to ensure that the basis of apportionments used for costing services is regularly updated and conforms to national costing guidance.
- Run the Patient Level Costing System and investigate and correct system problems.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the Deputy Cost Accountant in the provision of a high quality Cost Accounting service, delivering information to meet challenging National and Trust deadlines.To gain a comprehensive understanding of the Usercost costing software currently employed by the Trust
- To play a major role in the ongoing programme of reviewing and recalculating all inputs to Usercost and ensuring that the system is updated accurately.
- To assist in the production of Quarterly PLICS, National Cost Collection and IQVIA Benchmarking returns in line with NHS Executive Guidance, and in accordance with National timetables.
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 support the Deputy Cost Accountant in the provision of a high quality Cost Accounting service, delivering information to meet challenging National and Trust deadlines.To gain a comprehensive understanding of the Usercost costing software currently employed by the Trust
- To play a major role in the ongoing programme of reviewing and recalculating all inputs to Usercost and ensuring that the system is updated accurately.
- To assist in the production of Quarterly PLICS, National Cost Collection and IQVIA Benchmarking returns in line with NHS Executive Guidance, and in accordance with National timetables.
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.
Person Specification
Skill
Essential
- Must have a high level of interpersonal and relationship skills and be able to communicate complex information effectively to a range of audiences
- Able to plan and organise a range of activities
Desirable
- Staff management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a Finance Department of a complex organisation.
- NVQ level 5 or Association of Accounting Technician membership or certificate level of a professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience of Costing in the NHS or other complex organisations.
- Previous NHS Finance experience
- European Computer Driving licence or equivalent
- Further progress towards professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- A good working knowledge of financial and nonfinancial computer systems. Good level of education in numerate subject
Desirable
- Knowledge of Usercost or other NHS costing packages.
- Knowledge of Qlickview
Person Specification
Skill
Essential
- Must have a high level of interpersonal and relationship skills and be able to communicate complex information effectively to a range of audiences
- Able to plan and organise a range of activities
Desirable
- Staff management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a Finance Department of a complex organisation.
- NVQ level 5 or Association of Accounting Technician membership or certificate level of a professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience of Costing in the NHS or other complex organisations.
- Previous NHS Finance experience
- European Computer Driving licence or equivalent
- Further progress towards professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- A good working knowledge of financial and nonfinancial computer systems. Good level of education in numerate subject
Desirable
- Knowledge of Usercost or other NHS costing packages.
- Knowledge of Qlickview
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
