Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are seeking a highly driven, enthusiastic and organised individual to join the Clinical Income Team on a permanent basis.
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Income, you will be an integral part of the team and a key link with the wider finance team. This is a very varied and interesting role from supporting business planning and forecasting, to producing financial reports for divisional teams and meeting with them to review their income position and also providing advice and guidance across the trust. You will come across a wide variety of stakeholders in this role.
Main duties of the job
In order to flourish in the role, the post holder will have a good understanding and experience of NHS Clinical Income, namely the NHS Payment Scheme. You may be asked by a clinical service to interpret their monthly performance against targets, or review the tariffs being applied for example. The CUH clinical income team bills approximately £1.4 billion a year and the whole team works together to produce timely and accurate monthly reports. Your feedback and insight into the reports will be invaluable. You should also have experience of working with large databases and quantities of data and be comfortable working in Microsoft Excel and producing pivot tables and lookups. Flexibility, good communication and creativity are also musts as demands can vary and NHS guidance is continually adapting.
This is a very unique role within a friendly team of 13 people. We work very flexibly, currently with approximately 60% remote working and 40% in the office on the main CUH Campus.
Please do apply or reach out if you want to find out more about the role. We look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 12th January 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on 22nd January 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Completion of a Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) recognised accountancy qualification or professional IT qualification with post qualification experience in a management role, or equivalent experience or a degree.
Desirable
Experience of a large complex organisation along with an understanding of the operational aspects of the organisation.
Experience
Essential
Advanced technical and personal skills and competencies acquired from experience across a range of accountancy functions at a senior level. Experience of handling large amounts of data. NHS experience relevant to Finance.
Desirable
Experience of SQL/Database Management. Experience of Business Intelligence software (e.g. 'Qlikview'). Experience of motivating and developing a team to achieve desired objectives.
Knowledge
Essential
A thorough understanding of NHS accounting and reporting issues. An understanding of Payments by Results. Advanced Knowledge of, and competence in, the use of spreadsheets and be able to develop models using advance spreadsheets techniques. Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for: Budgeting and financial planning, Costing and pricing, Variance analysis and financial reporting, The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions.
Skills
Essential
Ability to negotiate and influence so that efficient and effective performance is achieved and targets are met. Developed level of interpersonal skills that allow for good working relationships and enable complex, technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms. Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadlines, standards and quality of work with other departments. Developed skills in analysing complex financial data and information and producing concise and understandable recommendations from it. Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed internal and statutory deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues in particular.
Desirable
Ability to understand client needs in a diverse organisation. Advanced use in Excel. Able to plan and co-ordinate the work of their team and of other departments inside and outside of Finance to meet business planning timetables. Prepared to lead on department issues and to take responsibility, without supervision, for implementation of policy and annual objectives across the organisation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
180-F-245556 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Income, you will be an integral part of the team and a key link with the wider finance team. This is a very varied and interesting role from supporting business planning and forecasting, to producing financial reports for divisional teams and meeting with them to review their income position and also providing advice and guidance across the trust. You will come across a wide variety of stakeholders in this role.
Main duties of the job
In order to flourish in the role, the post holder will have a good understanding and experience of NHS Clinical Income, namely the NHS Payment Scheme. You may be asked by a clinical service to interpret their monthly performance against targets, or review the tariffs being applied for example. The CUH clinical income team bills approximately £1.4 billion a year and the whole team works together to produce timely and accurate monthly reports. Your feedback and insight into the reports will be invaluable. You should also have experience of working with large databases and quantities of data and be comfortable working in Microsoft Excel and producing pivot tables and lookups. Flexibility, good communication and creativity are also musts as demands can vary and NHS guidance is continually adapting.
This is a very unique role within a friendly team of 13 people. We work very flexibly, currently with approximately 60% remote working and 40% in the office on the main CUH Campus.
Please do apply or reach out if you want to find out more about the role. We look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 12th January 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on 22nd January 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Completion of a Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) recognised accountancy qualification or professional IT qualification with post qualification experience in a management role, or equivalent experience or a degree.
Desirable
Experience of a large complex organisation along with an understanding of the operational aspects of the organisation.
Experience
Essential
Advanced technical and personal skills and competencies acquired from experience across a range of accountancy functions at a senior level. Experience of handling large amounts of data. NHS experience relevant to Finance.
Desirable
Experience of SQL/Database Management. Experience of Business Intelligence software (e.g. 'Qlikview'). Experience of motivating and developing a team to achieve desired objectives.
Knowledge
Essential
A thorough understanding of NHS accounting and reporting issues. An understanding of Payments by Results. Advanced Knowledge of, and competence in, the use of spreadsheets and be able to develop models using advance spreadsheets techniques. Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for: Budgeting and financial planning, Costing and pricing, Variance analysis and financial reporting, The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions.
Skills
Essential
Ability to negotiate and influence so that efficient and effective performance is achieved and targets are met. Developed level of interpersonal skills that allow for good working relationships and enable complex, technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms. Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadlines, standards and quality of work with other departments. Developed skills in analysing complex financial data and information and producing concise and understandable recommendations from it. Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed internal and statutory deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues in particular.
Desirable
Ability to understand client needs in a diverse organisation. Advanced use in Excel. Able to plan and co-ordinate the work of their team and of other departments inside and outside of Finance to meet business planning timetables. Prepared to lead on department issues and to take responsibility, without supervision, for implementation of policy and annual objectives across the organisation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
180-F-245556 #J-18808-Ljbffr
