Job summary
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to join our team as a Finance Analyst, covering corporate directorates including Workforce and Training & Education.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), situated in the West End of London, is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first class acute and specialist services both locally and to patients from throughout the UK and abroad.
Responsible to the Finance Manager and Head of Finance you will work in partnership with the relevant directors and service leads to provide an all-round financial management service including planning, forecasting, cost improvement identification and tracking and providing support to business cases.
Main duties of the job
The Trust receives approximately £40m funding annually to support education and Training and a key part of this role is to ensure the funding is managed and allocated out across the Trust to support educational needs. There is also a growing focus on Trusts to clearly demonstrate how the funding it receives is being spent and this role will be essential in developing and maintaining the financial modelling required to support this.
In addition, the role will role will oversee the Workforce Directorate which will involve a more conventional financial management service to be provided but will also offer plentiful challenges and developmental opportunities.
You will be expected to make an active contribution into the running of the Finance department, generating service improvement ideas and to deputise as and when required for the Finance Manager and Head of Finance. You will be a strong communicator and will be able to work with non-Finance staff to present complex financial information in ways which will ensure engagement and understanding.
The post holder will be based at 250 Euston Road in offices across the road from the main hospital site and there will also be the flexibility to work remotely for part of the working week.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, with a strong academic record.
- CCAB qualified accountant/finalist or equivalent knowledge and experience in a relevant finance role.
- Post graduate level education of a financial nature.
Experience
Essential
- Proven and substantial NHS experience within a finance function.
- Detailed technical knowledge of NHS finance, including costing and income.
- Demonstrate experience of developing and reporting on cost improvement / productivity schemes
- Understands rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and has experience of ensuring that they are adhered to
- Experience of using General Ledger and Financial reporting software packages
- Able to work unsupervised and take decisions with minimal reference to line manager.
- Able to draw inferences from large complex information and data sets which could have major implications for Trust policy and decision making.
- Able to work confidently with large volumes of data of variable quality, presenting outputs in a clear way to enable understanding by finance, operational and clinical staff.
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of the operation of NHS Service Line Reporting.
- Experience of people management
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels of non-finance staff (including clinicians) from budget holders to Directors both internal and external to the Trust.
- To report findings to others in the most appropriate and easily understood manner both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to enable quick understanding of complex financial concepts and processes to a very high level and to be able to continuously develop and improve such processes.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Ability to deliver training clearly and concisely, on complex financial concepts to both finance and non-finance staff.
- Ability to manage, lead &/or work as part of teams.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, with a strong academic record.
- CCAB qualified accountant/finalist or equivalent knowledge and experience in a relevant finance role.
- Post graduate level education of a financial nature.
Experience
Essential
- Proven and substantial NHS experience within a finance function.
- Detailed technical knowledge of NHS finance, including costing and income.
- Demonstrate experience of developing and reporting on cost improvement / productivity schemes
- Understands rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and has experience of ensuring that they are adhered to
- Experience of using General Ledger and Financial reporting software packages
- Able to work unsupervised and take decisions with minimal reference to line manager.
- Able to draw inferences from large complex information and data sets which could have major implications for Trust policy and decision making.
- Able to work confidently with large volumes of data of variable quality, presenting outputs in a clear way to enable understanding by finance, operational and clinical staff.
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of the operation of NHS Service Line Reporting.
- Experience of people management
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels of non-finance staff (including clinicians) from budget holders to Directors both internal and external to the Trust.
- To report findings to others in the most appropriate and easily understood manner both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to enable quick understanding of complex financial concepts and processes to a very high level and to be able to continuously develop and improve such processes.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Ability to deliver training clearly and concisely, on complex financial concepts to both finance and non-finance staff.
- Ability to manage, lead &/or work as part of teams.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
