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 responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Person Specification
Qualifications
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. Experience of a large complex organisation along with an understanding of the operational aspects of the organisation. Experience
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. Experience of SQL/Database Management. Experience of Business Intelligence software (eg 'Qlikview'). Experience of motivating and developing a team to achieve desired objectives. Knowledge
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
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. 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
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. 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. Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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