Job summary
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is looking for an experienced, dynamic CCAB/CIMA qualified Accountant to take on a Finance Manager role supporting the Kent and Medway Pathology Network which iscurrently hosted by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
The Kent and Medway Pathology Network is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 800 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.
We are at an exciting point of our network development with a new clinical director and managing director leading transformation including a single Laboratory Information Management System, Managed Equipment Service and digital projects. We are developing a clinical strategy enabling pathology to drive change and improvement in patient pathways and population health.
By joining the network you will have the opportunity to be part of the transformational change planned over the next five years and work collaboratively with colleagues across the Kent and Medway system.
Main duties of the job
This Finance Manager role will be the first point of contact for the network, delivering month end reporting, business planning, Cost Improvement Plan analysis, developing costings, and supporting the development of business cases and options appraisals.
In order to support partnership working, the successful candidate will build and develop key relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues within the Clinical and Non Clinical Divisions
You will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with strong time management and organisational skills. You will have excellent communication, influencing and analysis skills. Advanced Excel skills and experience managing large and varied datasets are also requirements of this role.
You should have experience in financial management and excellent technical and communication skills.
This is a challenging role that offers the right candidate the opportunity to thrive and develop within a supportive finance team, as well as contribute to the improving the efficiency and offering of the finance function to the organisation.
You will be joining a dynamic Finance team that has recently received accreditation with ACCA and CIMA accountancy bodies as well as being shortlisted by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) for the finance team of the year.
If you would like to understand more about the Kent and Pathology Network and how this role will support this service please contact Ada Foreman (Deputy Director Strategy Programme and Financial Planning
Email: ada.foreman@nhs.net) or Richard Sykes (Head of Financial Management Email: rsykes2@nhs.net)
About us
In this year's NHS staff survey, our employees voted MTW in the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and second in the South East of Trusts to work for.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 12th June 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 12th June 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a complex financial environment of which at least 2 years is post qualification in a Financial Management role.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of NHS Accounting, policies and procedures and the required application in a large complex NHS Trust.
- In depth knowledge of the NHS annual planning process.
- Expert knowledge of financial systems.
- Expert knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and costing methodologies.
- Expert Knowledge of developing and reporting CIP.
- Extensive experience of collecting complex data from a number of sources, forming opinions, identifying options, making recommendations and presenting to diverse audiences
Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse highly complex issues involving material drawn from various sources, sometimes conflicting
- Outstanding communication skills - verbal, written and via the use of high level presentation tools
- Adept at handling politically sensitive situations
- Able to translate departmental objectives into coherent work plans and objectives for self and staff
- Ability and knowledge to specify, at a high level, process improvements for further development by others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a complex financial environment of which at least 2 years is post qualification in a Financial Management role.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of NHS Accounting, policies and procedures and the required application in a large complex NHS Trust.
- In depth knowledge of the NHS annual planning process.
- Expert knowledge of financial systems.
- Expert knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and costing methodologies.
- Expert Knowledge of developing and reporting CIP.
- Extensive experience of collecting complex data from a number of sources, forming opinions, identifying options, making recommendations and presenting to diverse audiences
Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse highly complex issues involving material drawn from various sources, sometimes conflicting
- Outstanding communication skills - verbal, written and via the use of high level presentation tools
- Adept at handling politically sensitive situations
- Able to translate departmental objectives into coherent work plans and objectives for self and staff
- Ability and knowledge to specify, at a high level, process improvements for further development by others
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Finance Department, Unit F, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9NT
Employer's website
https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
