Job summary
The Senior Income Accountant participates in interpreting and implementing the NHS Payment Scheme rules and provides advice todirectorates and senior managers of the impact of changes to tariff guidance on the Trust's clinical income. The job is also responsible for reporting on and interpreting clinical income at both a directorate and trust wide level.
To be successful in this post you will be required to have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to manage your ownworkload, work to tight deadlines and have a good eye for detail.
You should have experience working in a complex financial environment and have excellent technical and communication skills. You will beresponsible for the line management of two Band 6 Finance & Contracts accountants, and should have experience of managing and developingstaff.
Please note: Job banding as AfC band 7 is provisional pending full job banding evaluation.
Main duties of the job
- Lead preparation of the monthly Clinical Income position in accordance with current income guidance and any local agreements.
- Ensuring Clinical Income is correctly accounted for each month and ensuring the correct calculation of income accruals where necessary.
- Lead preparation of a range of income reports to meet both month-end, year-end and ad hoc reporting requirements.
- Ensure that all Clinical Income due to the trust has been invoiced or paid in adherence to current guidance. This includes both contractual and non-contractual income.
- Build strong relationships with finance colleagues and service managers in order to ensure all Clinical Income is accurate, and any service or data changes are captured and reported as necessary.
- Support the implementation of new data processes in a robust manner as new guidance is published.
- Responsible for the supervision and management of the income team members.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA Finalist actively studying to become fully qualified
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, with particular emphasis on healthcare commissioning and / or performance management
Desirable
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified accountant
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Delivering financial reports to rigorous standards and deadlines.
- Experience in a finance context
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers
- Knowledge of NHS Payment Scheme / national tariff rules and processes
- Knowledge of the NHS Annual Planning process
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS Finance experience
- Line Management experience
- Experience of commissioning within an NHS setting
- Advanced specialist knowledge of SLAM
- Experience of using Integra Centros
Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent verbal, written, numeric reasoning and presentation skills
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
Desirable
- Proven staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop team of staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA Finalist actively studying to become fully qualified
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, with particular emphasis on healthcare commissioning and / or performance management
Desirable
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified accountant
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Delivering financial reports to rigorous standards and deadlines.
- Experience in a finance context
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers
- Knowledge of NHS Payment Scheme / national tariff rules and processes
- Knowledge of the NHS Annual Planning process
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS Finance experience
- Line Management experience
- Experience of commissioning within an NHS setting
- Advanced specialist knowledge of SLAM
- Experience of using Integra Centros
Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent verbal, written, numeric reasoning and presentation skills
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
Desirable
- Proven staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop team of staff
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).
