Job summary
Join a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As well as offering a competitive salary, annual leave and pension package the Trust prides itself on providing a varied and wide range of staff benefits. We are proud to have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge healthcare.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Income, Contracts and Costing, to join the Finance team. If you are looking for a challenging, interesting and dynamic role, our Finance team is the right place for you. You will join an enthusiastic, driven and caring team in a friendly, professional working environment.
The successful candidate will be a key member of the senior finance team, who will be fully supported in the role and to develop their career.
Although primarily site-based, there may be an opportunity for hybrid working.
We are looking for an individual who is committed, compassionate and self-motivated, able to work well within a team and under pressure. We are looking for a professional with excellent communication skills, ability to form good partnerships, and confident in dealing with difficult situations. Good excel skills are vital and you will be trained to use service level agreement monitoring and costing software, as necessary.
You will join a modern and progressive Trust that believes that helping to keep our staff healthy and happy is one of our key responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
This role is pivotal in ensuring that the Trust receives all the income it is due. The post holder will manage the team responsible for managing and reporting the Trust's income position. An understanding of the developments in the NHS funding and contracting regime is essential as the Trust looks to develop its recording and reporting accordingly. The role will also include meeting with commissioners to discuss service performance and contract management, including negotiating contract variations.
The Income and Contracting team is also responsible for producing the Trust's National Costing Collection reports (patient level costing) and will ensure submission of timely, accurate and complete reports.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities:
- Ensuring that the organisation produces accurate and timely information for the management and monitoring of contracts or service level agreements (SLAs) with commissioners, e.g. Integrated Care Boards and that income reporting is actioned in line with national timescales.
- Managing the income and contracting team and the internal and external reporting of income and activity.
- Directing the team responsible for the National Costing Collection (patient level costing) and ensuring submission of timely, accurate and complete reports within national timescales.
- Producing timely and accurate reports to support decision making in the trust and working closely with the Information and Pharmacy teams for the resolution of contract challenges.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities:
- Ensuring that the organisation produces accurate and timely information for the management and monitoring of contracts or service level agreements (SLAs) with commissioners, e.g. Integrated Care Boards and that income reporting is actioned in line with national timescales.
- Managing the income and contracting team and the internal and external reporting of income and activity.
- Directing the team responsible for the National Costing Collection (patient level costing) and ensuring submission of timely, accurate and complete reports within national timescales.
- Producing timely and accurate reports to support decision making in the trust and working closely with the Information and Pharmacy teams for the resolution of contract challenges.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Accountancy Qualification e.g. CIPFA, or have a considerable number of years of experience in a financial management or financial analyst role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial Accountancy Experience
- oExperience of line managing a team
- oExperience in contract reporting
- oExperience in costing exercises
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment and of managing change
Desirable
- oSenior NHS management and accountancy experience
- oExperience in contract negotiation and management in either a provider or commissioner
Knowledge
Essential
- oGood organisational skills and the ability to effectively manage and motivate staff
- oExpert at using and manipulating Excel spreadsheets and a working knowledge of Word
- oAbility to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, both in written format and verbally
- oAbility to sustain concentration over long periods, without error, when inputting data and analysing complex data/statistics and preparing financial returns, within tight deadlines
- oFinancial knowledge of contract management
- oAbility to devise and follow timetables for the delivery of key pieces of work over a long period of time
Desirable
- oKnowledge and awareness of finance regime and regulations within the NHS
- oGood knowledge of Trust financial policies and procedures
- oAbility to absorb and interpret new guidance issued by DH, advising others on the implementation of the guidance
- oExperience of using patient information systems (PiMS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Accountancy Qualification e.g. CIPFA, or have a considerable number of years of experience in a financial management or financial analyst role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial Accountancy Experience
- oExperience of line managing a team
- oExperience in contract reporting
- oExperience in costing exercises
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment and of managing change
Desirable
- oSenior NHS management and accountancy experience
- oExperience in contract negotiation and management in either a provider or commissioner
Knowledge
Essential
- oGood organisational skills and the ability to effectively manage and motivate staff
- oExpert at using and manipulating Excel spreadsheets and a working knowledge of Word
- oAbility to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, both in written format and verbally
- oAbility to sustain concentration over long periods, without error, when inputting data and analysing complex data/statistics and preparing financial returns, within tight deadlines
- oFinancial knowledge of contract management
- oAbility to devise and follow timetables for the delivery of key pieces of work over a long period of time
Desirable
- oKnowledge and awareness of finance regime and regulations within the NHS
- oGood knowledge of Trust financial policies and procedures
- oAbility to absorb and interpret new guidance issued by DH, advising others on the implementation of the guidance
- oExperience of using patient information systems (PiMS)
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).
