Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Business Support Accountant

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Business Support Accountant to join our Finance Department.

You will hold a professional accountancy qualification at diploma level, such as AAT qualified or CCAB/CIMA part qualified, and show evidence of Continuous Professional Development. This role would suit a person looking to undertake or complete further professional accountancy qualifications and study support can be discussed at interview if required.

The Finance Department are predominantly working from home but we maintain an office base in Sleaford and hot desking is available across the county, so hybrid working options can be discussed with the successful candidate. Regular attendance at face-to-face meetings with the department and wider Trust will be required so the ability to travel is essential.

Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

This post will work within the Operational Finance team and will be responsible for providing financial management support to a specific Care Group within the Trust's structure.

Work alongside the Business Support Accountants to provide a key point of contact for the Care Group and be the link for them with other areas of the Finance Department such as Business Development, Costing and Capital. This will involve supporting the Business Support Accountant working with budget holders in providing financial management support to help them manage and make decisions about their financial resources, considering patient care and value for money. It will also involve supporting with producing monthly reports of financial performance to both internal and external parties in line with statutory requirements.

As a member of the finance department, this post will be part of the crucial work undertaken by the team and enhance the already strong business support offered to clinical and corporate services.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.

Details

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

274-11787-COR-NR

Job locations

Unit 9, The Point

Lions Way

Sleaford

NG34 8GG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified at diploma level in an accounting based qualification eg AAT, Degree level.
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a financial environment
  • Knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and applying these to work.
  • Experience of generating, analysing and forecasting monthly financial reports or Annual Accounts

Desirable

  • Experience of developing new or existing financial systems.
  • Experience of Both Income & Expenditure and Statement of Financial Position reporting.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to plan own work load and work within the restrictions of others to achieve results
  • Able to work under pressure to meet monthly and ad hoc deadlines
  • Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and clinical staff with differing priorities
  • Ability to maintain working relationships with people external to the department e.g. Service managers
  • To be competent in the technical use of Word processing, Spreadsheet, and Database applications
  • oAbility to adapt to different systems, including modules of financial ledger and trust information / Data systems
  • oAbility to extract, use and interpret data from a number of systems including financial and information systems
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified at diploma level in an accounting based qualification eg AAT, Degree level.
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a financial environment
  • Knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and applying these to work.
  • Experience of generating, analysing and forecasting monthly financial reports or Annual Accounts

Desirable

  • Experience of developing new or existing financial systems.
  • Experience of Both Income & Expenditure and Statement of Financial Position reporting.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to plan own work load and work within the restrictions of others to achieve results
  • Able to work under pressure to meet monthly and ad hoc deadlines
  • Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and clinical staff with differing priorities
  • Ability to maintain working relationships with people external to the department e.g. Service managers
  • To be competent in the technical use of Word processing, Spreadsheet, and Database applications
  • oAbility to adapt to different systems, including modules of financial ledger and trust information / Data systems
  • oAbility to extract, use and interpret data from a number of systems including financial and information systems

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unit 9, The Point

Lions Way

Sleaford

NG34 8GG


Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unit 9, The Point

Lions Way

Sleaford

NG34 8GG


Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Support Accountant

Sarah Webster

sarah.webster43@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

274-11787-COR-NR

Job locations

Unit 9, The Point

Lions Way

Sleaford

NG34 8GG


Supporting documents

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