Job summary
- Main area
- Financial Management
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-X3440424
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moor Lane Mills 2
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Finance Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We are recruiting for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to provide information and senior support to the Finance Business Partner/Deputy Finance Business Partner to ensure that timely, accurate and relevant income, expenditure and activity reports and ad hoc analyses are produced. To develop the general ledger and other financial reporting systems, carrying out set monthly tasks, systems maintenance and ad hoc problem solving to ensure smooth and accurate running of the ledger system.
Main duties of the job
You will report directly to the Deputy Finance Business Partner and support them in the provision of first class financial management advice
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills. You should be technically minded with good time management skills and ability to deliver to tight deadlines. You should also have the ability to quickly interpret finance data and explain complicated finance information to both finance and non-finance staff in a concise and meaningful way.
We welcome applicants with suitable experience from an NHS background and those from other sectors.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- AAT or above - currently studying or willing to start
- General accounting experience and adherence to deadlines
- Experience within Financial Management
- Experience using an electronic finance ledger
- Ability to work on site for at least 40% of the week
- Strong computer literacy
- Sound written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Financial Management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jethro Niven
- Job title
- Project Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07964801875
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