Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain's leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK's busiest children's hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated CCAB Qualified Accountant to join the finance team. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active and with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Head of Finance (HoF) and Deputy Head of Finance (DHOF) to deliver all aspects of the service area (hospital site, clinical support services or corporate areas) financial management. He/she will manage a team of accountants to provide day to day support in all aspects of the service area's financial performance and business partnering whilst maintaining an excellent team ethic.
To manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports for presentation at business unit Board meetings. There will be a requirement to support the reported performance with an analytical review and to influence actions based upon findings.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information please contact:
Jasmeeta Choda or, by email Jasmeeta.choda@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information please contact:
Jasmeeta Choda or, by email Jasmeeta.choda@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Experience
Essential
- Three years Financial Management experience including continuous experience in one organisation
- Management of staff, including recruitment and effective team working
- Costing services and business case Planning
Desirable
- Previous Healthcare experience
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycle
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges and developments
- Costing and monitoring cost improvement programmes
- Knowledge of financial controls and experience of maintaining these
Desirable
- Understanding the links between operational and financial performance
Skills
Essential
- Staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop staff including qualified and non-qualified accountants
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, determine and identify options and the appropriate course of action
- Ability to explain complex ideas & concepts clearly and effectively to non-finance staff
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal Skills
- Able to build rapport with clinical and operational teams. Excellent interpersonal and team player
Other
Essential
- The ability to multi-task, re-assessing priorities to ensure projects are managed and completed to timescale.
Other
Essential
- Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Experience
Essential
- Three years Financial Management experience including continuous experience in one organisation
- Management of staff, including recruitment and effective team working
- Costing services and business case Planning
Desirable
- Previous Healthcare experience
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycle
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges and developments
- Costing and monitoring cost improvement programmes
- Knowledge of financial controls and experience of maintaining these
Desirable
- Understanding the links between operational and financial performance
Skills
Essential
- Staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop staff including qualified and non-qualified accountants
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, determine and identify options and the appropriate course of action
- Ability to explain complex ideas & concepts clearly and effectively to non-finance staff
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal Skills
- Able to build rapport with clinical and operational teams. Excellent interpersonal and team player
Other
Essential
- The ability to multi-task, re-assessing priorities to ensure projects are managed and completed to timescale.
Other
Essential
- Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
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).
