Job summary
A fantastic opportunity to join the MFT Senior Costing Team has arisen from investment into the team and a restructure, to support our vision of enhancing decision-making through data insights.
The post holder will provide leadership for the cost modelling team, implementing changes to enhance cost modelling with a focus on automation, new processes, and advanced methodologies. Collaboration with the supportive data team will maximise the benefits of our newly implemented EPR system (EPIC).
Essential skills include strong analytical and data proficiency. Management or development experience is crucial, as you will oversee proactive staff members. Leading a section, means planning skills are essential. While costing experience is preferred, applications from individuals with relevant analytical and leadership expertise are welcome.
As an approved Employer with all major professional bodies and FFF level 2 accredited we will support you with your CPD and future training and development needs where many training courses are on offer, on top of on-the-job support.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Cost Modelling will lead the section of the costing team responsible for building all cost models in the day-to day management, validation, and review of the trust wide patient level costing. The primary job purpose is to ensure that high quality data is available for financial reports for trust wide analysis, hospital teams and production of the nationally required costing submissions, which ultimately support data driven decision making.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified accountant with one of the Chartered Bodies and relevant experience or qualification by experience or equivalent non-accounting qualification, such as master's degree will also be considered.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Data Literacy qualification
- Technical SQL training
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Patient Level Costing including feeder systems, income, activity, financial and management accounts.
- Expert knowledge of financial systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHSE Costing Transformation Programme.
- Knowledge of NHS financial reporting, policies and legislation.
Experience
Essential
- Significant NHS or Similar Healthcare experience at a senior level
- Significant experience of producing NHS or Similar Healthcare information with demonstrable achievements.
- Expert knowledge of data including storage, coding, formatting and SQL.
- Experience of business intelligence software, such as PowerBI.
- Experience of leading, managing, motivating and developing a staff
- Performance management and meeting deadlines.
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical staff both verbally and in writing
- Proven ability to manage and interpret complex numerical data.
- Strongly pro-active and solution oriented.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work within a structured development environment.
- Ability to understand, interpret and implement national and local policy
Desirable
- Ability to work on multi-disciplinary basis.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified accountant with one of the Chartered Bodies and relevant experience or qualification by experience or equivalent non-accounting qualification, such as master's degree will also be considered.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Data Literacy qualification
- Technical SQL training
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Patient Level Costing including feeder systems, income, activity, financial and management accounts.
- Expert knowledge of financial systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHSE Costing Transformation Programme.
- Knowledge of NHS financial reporting, policies and legislation.
Experience
Essential
- Significant NHS or Similar Healthcare experience at a senior level
- Significant experience of producing NHS or Similar Healthcare information with demonstrable achievements.
- Expert knowledge of data including storage, coding, formatting and SQL.
- Experience of business intelligence software, such as PowerBI.
- Experience of leading, managing, motivating and developing a staff
- Performance management and meeting deadlines.
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical staff both verbally and in writing
- Proven ability to manage and interpret complex numerical data.
- Strongly pro-active and solution oriented.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work within a structured development environment.
- Ability to understand, interpret and implement national and local policy
Desirable
- Ability to work on multi-disciplinary basis.
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).
