**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the 'ECT Family' this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust.**

The post-holder will take a lead role in financial planning and reporting of the Trusts financial income position as well as having a key role in contracting and commissioning.

The post-holder will provide financial expertise, advice and input for service line managers advising of implications around National tariff and best practice tariffs.

Maintain, monitor, and report income as required both internally and externally and present information to non-finance colleagues in an accessible form.

Provide cover for Planning and Income accountant to ensure continuous service for both external and internal stakeholders.

Skills required for the role include developed communication and organisational abilities, experience of working in a fast-paced environment responding to multiple priorities and deadlines and well-developed numeracy and analytical skills. The post-holder must be confident in working autonomously.

Hours per week: 37.5

Main duties of the job

Produce accurate and timely financial information to support delivery of the Trust's financial duties. Responsible for reporting the production of monthly financial information that supports both internal and external monitoring. Supervising the workload of the other members of the income team to ensure trust deadlines are met.

About us

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Application

Essential

• AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) member or equivalent experience or Honours Degree level

Desirable

• Studying towards CCAB (Professional Accountancy Qualification)

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the contracting regime, and commissioner contract payment process
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft applications, NHS information systems, data collection, research and analysis.
• Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures
• Excel to intermediate level
• Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation relating to budgetary control and financial management

Desirable

• Use of Trust general ledger (Oracle)
• Use of Trust PAS/SLAM
• Understanding of the NHS financial regime, including PbR guidance
• Awareness of current NHS issues
• Microsoft Office to intermediate or advance level
• Understanding of costing principles, and their application for CTP.
• Awareness of SLR and PLICS (Patient Level Information and Costing System)

Skills

Essential

• Developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) persuasive and facilitation skills.
• Ability to manage staff effectively, to produce required outputs
• Highly developed organisational skills - ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities and progressing multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines
• Proven ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision, prioritising and managing own workload
• Ability to interpret and analyse a complex range of data, facts or situations, using judgement to solve problems or to present options / recommendations.
• Ability to write clear concise reports and documents paying attention to detail and using a high standard of English.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial NHS Experience
• Experience in management of projects involving multi-disciplinary teams.
• Confidence in working with clinicians and non-clinicians.
• Experience of annual budget setting process, producing financial reports and year end accounting procedures.

Desirable

• Knowledge of income in the NHS and financial management experience

Employer details

Employer name

East Cheshire NHS Trust

Address

Macclesfield District

General Hospital

Victoria Road, Macclesfield

SK10 3BL

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